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exclamation

[ ek-skluh-mey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of exclaiming; outcry; loud complaint or protest:

    The speech was continually interrupted by rude exclamations.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. an interjection.
  3. Rhetoric. ecphonesis.


exclamation

/ ˌɛ°ì²õ°ì±ôəˈ³¾±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. an abrupt, emphatic, or excited cry or utterance; interjection; ejaculation
  2. the act of exclaiming
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±ð³æ³¦±ô²¹Ëˆ³¾²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð³æc±ô²¹Â·³¾²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exclamation1

1350–1400; Middle English exclamacio ( u ) n < Latin ±ð³æ³¦±ôÄå³¾Äå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ±ð³æ³¦±ôÄå³¾Äå³Ù¾±Å ) a calling out, equivalent to ±ð³æ³¦±ôÄå³¾Äå³Ù ( us ) (past participle of ±ð³æ³¦±ôÄå³¾Äå°ù±ð; exclaim ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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Example Sentences

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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.

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Alamak, a colloquial exclamation used to convey surprise or outrage in Singapore and Malaysia, also made the list.

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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.

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Marshall’s exclamation, “I have found it,†was translated into the state motto, in Greek — “eureka.â€

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“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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