clamant

UK: /ˈkleɪmənt/ US: (klā′mənt, klam′ənt)

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cla•mant  (klā′mənt, klam′ənt), adj. 

1. clamorous;
   noisy.
2. compelling or pressing;
   urgent:
   a clamant need for reform.

• Latin clāmant- (stem of clāmāns, present participle of clāmāre to shout), equivalent. to clām- (see claim) + -ant- -ant
• 1630–40

cla′mant•ly, adv. 

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clamant / ˈkleɪmənt/ adjective

1. noisy
2. calling urgently

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin clāmāns, from clāmāre to shout