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exclamation

exc·la·ma·tion

UK/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/ US/ˌɛksklʌˈmeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

an abrupt excited utterance

  • “she gave an exclamation of delight”
  • “there was much exclaiming over it”
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2.
3.

an exclamatory rhetorical device

  • “O tempore! O mores”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French exclamation, from Latin exclāmātiō, from exclāmō (“to cry out”) + -tiō.

Phrases

  • exclamation mark
  • exclamation point
  • mark of exclamation
  • note of exclamation

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