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clamant

  • /ˈklæmənt/
  • /ˈkleɪmənt/

Rhymes with -æmənt, -eɪmənt

Where it comes from

Latin clāmāns, present participle of clāmō (“yell”). Doublet of claimant.

adjective more clamant · most clamant

  1. Urgent. The concoctions contrived by Italians were particularly in clamant demand, while the occult sciences of astrology and alchemy lent their support[.]
  2. Crying earnestly; beseeching clamorously. clamant children

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@misc{clamant_2026,
  title = {clamant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clamant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}