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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. loud and persistent outcry from many people;
- Example: "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"
[syn: clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry]


VERB (2)

1. utter or proclaim insistently and noisily;
- Example: "The delegates clamored their disappointment"
[syn: clamor, clamour]

2. make loud demands;
- Example: "he clamored for justice and tolerance"
[syn: clamor, clamour]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clamor \Clam"or\, n. [OF. clamour, clamur, F. clameur, fr. L.
   clamor, fr. clamare to cry out. See Claim.]
   1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued
      shouting or exclamation from many people. --Shak. [Also
      spelled clamour.]

   Syn: clamor, hue and cry.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

   2. Any loud and continued noise. --Addison.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a
      popular outcry. --Macaulay.

   Syn: Outcry; exclamation; noise; uproar.
        [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

clamour \clamour\ n. and v.
   same as clamor.
   [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

clamour
    n 1: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored
         the clamor of the crowd" [syn: clamor, clamoring,
         clamour, clamouring, hue and cry]
    v 1: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates
         clamored their disappointment" [syn: clamor, clamour]
    2: make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"
       [syn: clamor, clamour]