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clamour

UK (US clamor)
 
 
/ˈklæmər/ noun [no plural]

Definition

DEMAND a demand for something, or a complaint about something that is made by a lot of people: the public's clamour for organic food
NOISE a loud, continuous noise made by people talking or shouting: We heard the clamour of voices in the street outside.
(Definition of clamour noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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