exclamation
[ ek-skluh-mey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɛk skləˈmeɪ ʃən /
noun
the act of exclaiming; outcry; loud complaint or protest: The speech was continually interrupted by rude exclamations.
an interjection.
Rhetoric. ecphonesis.
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RELATED WORDS
bellow, clamor, roar, ejaculation, cry, call, expletive, holler, outcry, vociferation, utterance, yell, interjection, yawp
Nearby words
excitor nerve, excitoreflex nerve, excl., exclaim, exclam., exclamation, exclamation mark, exclamation point, exclamatory, exclaustration, exclave
Origin of exclamation
SYNONYMS FOR exclamation
Related formsex·cla·ma·tion·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for exclamation
exclamation
/ (ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən) /
noun
an abrupt, emphatic, or excited cry or utterance; interjection; ejaculation
the act of exclaiming
Derived Formsexclamational, adjective
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Word Origin and History for exclamation
exclamation
late 14c., from Middle French exclamation, from Latin exclamationem (nominative exclamatio), noun of action from past participle stem of exclamare "cry out loud" (see exclaim).
The punctuation symbol known as the exclamation point (1824) or exclamation mark (1926) was earliest called an exclamation note or note of exclamation (1650s), earlier note of admiration (1610s). Another name for it was shriek-mark (1864).
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