exclamation
Use Exclamation in a sentence
skləˈmeɪ noun
1.
the act of exclaiming; outcry; loud complaint or protest: The speech was continually interrupted by rude exclamations.
2.
an interjection.
3.
Rhetoric, ecphonesis.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an abrupt, emphatic, or excited cry or utterance; interjection; ejaculation |
| 2. | the act of exclaiming |
| excla'mational | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
exclamation
late 14c., from O.Fr. exclamation, from L. exclamationem, from exclamatus, pp. of exclamare "cry out loud" (see exclaim). The punctuation symbol known as the exclamation point (1841) or exclamation mark (1926) was earliest called an exclamation note (1650s).
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Example sentences
Your multiple exclamation points and question marks thus seem to be unnecessary, as is your anger.
The dash, semicolon, question mark and exclamation point go within quotation marks when they apply to the quoted matter only.
It's used as an exclamation when a loved one is in pain or emotional distress.
It was the period to the other photographs' exclamation point.
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