Insistently and loudly demanding attention or notice; urgent and obvious.
From Latin 'clamans,' present participle of 'clamare' meaning 'to cry out' or 'shout.' This root also gives us 'claim,' 'exclaim,' and 'acclaim.' The word evolved to describe something that demands attention as loudly as a shouting person.
The word 'clamant' appears frequently in legal and philosophical writing to describe pressing needs or undeniable truths that can't be ignored—it's the vocabulary of people making arguments about justice. Notice how the 'clam-' root literally means sound, which is why so many loud-related words share this beginning!
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