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exclamation
[ ek-skluh-mey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of exclaiming; outcry; loud complaint or protest:
The speech was continually interrupted by rude exclamations.
Synonyms: , ,
- an interjection.
- Rhetoric. ecphonesis.
exclamation
/ ˌɛ°ì²õ°ì±ôəˈ³¾±ðɪʃə²Ô /
noun
- an abrupt, emphatic, or excited cry or utterance; interjection; ejaculation
- the act of exclaiming
Derived Forms
- ËŒ±ð³æ³¦±ô²¹Ëˆ³¾²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²¹±ô, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð³æc±ô²¹Â·³¾²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of exclamation1
Example Sentences
Maybe it’s the way they suck at their teeth after eating microwaved fish at their desk, or just the emails that have too few exclamation points or a few too many.
Alamak, a colloquial exclamation used to convey surprise or outrage in Singapore and Malaysia, also made the list.
It put an exclamation point on that string of failure last year by matching a league record with 25 losses and breaking the MLS record for goals allowed with 78.
Marshall’s exclamation, “I have found it,†was translated into the state motto, in Greek — “eureka.â€
“While this fact is an exclamation point on global warming, it is also telling us that we have much more to learn,†Serreze said.
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