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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

/ ˌɛəˈɪʃə /

noun

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

  • ˌ泦ˈپDzԲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • c·tDz· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exclamation1

1350–1400; Middle English exclamacio ( u ) n < Latin 泦峾پō- (stem of 泦峾پō ) a calling out, equivalent to 泦峾 ( us ) (past participle of 泦峾; exclaim ) + -ō- -ion
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The tragicomic hallucination that you see unfolding every day, wherein ostensible adults discuss secret war plans in hackable social media texts replete with emojis, exclamation points and lols, is what the American people freely chose.

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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.”

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