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clamation

clamation noun: an exclamation; a crying-out or call.

Noun

clamation (plural clamations)

  1. (obsolete) An exclamation; a crying-out or call.
    • 1658: But their iterated clamations to excitate their dying or dead friends, or revoke them unto life again, was a vanity of affection — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 36)

Forms of clamation

pluralclamations

Origin of clamation

From Latin clamationem.

Questions about clamation

What does clamation mean?
Clamation means an exclamation; a crying-out or call.
What part of speech is clamation?
Clamation is a noun.
What is the plural of clamation?
The plural of clamation is clamations.

Words near clamation in the dictionary

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

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