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NOUN:
  1. The din and commotion of a great crowd.
    1. A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
    2. A tempestuous uprising; a riot.
  3. Agitation of the mind or emotions: "I spend much time in a tumult of anger and disbelief" (Scott Turow).
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English tumulte, from Latin tumultus


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