vociferance

[ voh-sif-er-uhns ]

noun

1. vociferant utterance; vociferation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vociferance¹

First recorded in 1830–40; vocifer(ant) + -ance

Example Sentences

Of course, different Parliamentary orators have their own favourite vocabularies, but is it not very much a case of: “All now is wrangle, abuse and vociferance.”

From Project Gutenberg

All now is wrangle, abuse, and vociferance— Now there's a truce, all's subdued, self-restraining— Five, though, stands out all the stiffer hence.

From Project Gutenberg

And we may add that the extent of its spread is directly proportioned to the need felt for this doctrine as a support of the theory of evolution, while the vociferance of its advocates is inversely proportioned to the evidence in its support.

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