🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Geschrei

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡəˈʃʁaɪ̯

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Clamancy/ˈklæm.ən.si/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #95000 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das lautstarke Geschrei der Menge war unüberhörbar."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being clamant; loud, urgent, or insistent outcry and vehement persistence.

    "The clamancy of the protesters could be heard from several blocks away."
  2. 2

    A pressing demand or insistent necessity that requires immediate attention.

    "She recognized the clamancy of the reform measures needed to stabilize the economy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'clamantia', the present participle of 'clamare' meaning 'to cry out' or 'to shout'. Entering Middle English through Old French in the late medieval period, it historically denoted a state of loud crying, public outcry, or insistent demand.

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