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clamour

noun [S or U] UK (US clamor)
 
 
/ˈklæm.ər/ US  //

Definition

a loud complaint about something or a demand for something: After the bombing, there was a public clamour for vengeance.Complaining formal loud noise, especially made by people's voices: the clamour of the city a clamour of voicesNoise and noisy
(Definition of clamour noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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