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clamant

/ˈklæmənt/

clamant adjective: urgent.

Adjective

clamant (comparative more clamant, superlative most clamant)

  1. Urgent.
    • The concoctions contrived by Italians were particularly in clamant demand, while the occult sciences of astrology and alchemy lent their support[.]1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 190
  2. Crying earnestly; beseeching clamorously.
    • clamant childrena. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC

clamant meaning in Kannada

clamant in Kannada

ಗದ್ದಲದ, ಗಲಾಟೆಯ, ಗಲಭೆಯ, ಅವಸರದ, ತುರ್ತಿನ, ಒತ್ತಾಯದ

Forms of clamant

comparativemore clamant
superlativemost clamant

Origin of clamant

Latin clāmāns, present participle of clāmō (“yell”). Doublet of claimant.

Words formed from clamant

Questions about clamant

What does clamant mean?
Clamant means urgent.
What is clamant in Kannada?
Clamant in Kannada is ಗದ್ದಲದ, ಗಲಾಟೆಯ, ಗಲಭೆಯ. See Clamant meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is clamant?
Clamant is an adjective.
How do you pronounce clamant?
Clamant is pronounced /ˈklæmənt/.

Words near clamant in the dictionary

  1. clam-digger
  2. clam-diggers
  3. clam-shell
  4. clam-shells
  5. clamancy
  6. clamant
  7. clamantly
  8. clamation
  9. clamations
  10. clamato
  11. clamatorial

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