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Meaning of 'exclamation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Exclamation [ n.]
- A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
- A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
- A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also exclamation point.

Meaning of 'exclamation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . exclamation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an exclamatory rhetorical device
Example in sentence:
  • O tempore! O mores
Meaning (2):
- an abrupt excited utterance
Example in sentence:
  • she gave an exclamation of delight;
  • there was much exclaiming over it

Nearby Words:

excalceate excalceation excalfaction excalfactive excalfactory excalibur excamb excambie excambion excambium

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