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A crowd's inside voice is a contradiction; this is proof.
means A loud, confused mixture of noise or shouting, often from a crowd demanding something or expressing excitement.
from From Latin 'clamor' (a shouting, crying out), rooted in the verb 'clamare,' meaning to cry out or shout — the same root that gives us 'claim' and 'exclaim.' The word has barely changed in two thousand years because the sound it describes hasn't either.
- origin
- Latin clamare, to shout or cry out
- flavor
- noise plus demand, not just volume
- usage
- crowds clamor, so do consciences
- cousin word
- claim shares the same shouting root