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Discordancy vs Clamor - What's the difference?

discordancy | clamor |

As nouns the difference between discordancy and clamor

is that discordancy is discordance while clamor is a great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

As a verb clamor is

to cry out and/or demand.

discordancy

English

Noun

(discordancies)
  • discordance
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    • , passage=A linear regression through these 18 data sets yields an upper intercept age of 555.4 ± 1.6 Ma [mean squared weighted deviation (MSWD) = 0.10] and a lower intercept indistinguishable from 0 Ma, suggesting that normal discordancy is a function of recent Pb loss. }}

    clamor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * clamour (UK English)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
  • Any loud and continued noise.
  • A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.

    • Synonyms

    * (great outcry) outcry, tumult

    Derived terms

    * clamorous * clamorously * clamorousness

    Related terms

    * acclamation * claim * declamation * reclamation

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cry out and/or demand.
    • ''Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
  • To demand by outcry.
    • ''Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
  • * 2013 September 28, , " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
    • The distinctness of London has led many to clamor for the capital to pursue its own policies, especially on immigration. The British prime minister, David Cameron, is a Conservative. So is the mayor of London, Boris Johnson. But they have diametrically opposed views on immigration.
  • To become noisy insistently.
    • ''After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
  • To influence by outcry.
    • ''His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote
  • (obsolete) To silence.

    • Synonyms

    * (to cry out) din

    Anagrams

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