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exclamational

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ex⋅cla⋅ma⋅tion

  [ek-skluh-mey-shuhn]
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–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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME exclamacio(u)n < L exclāmātiōn- (s. of exclāmātiō) a calling out, equiv. to exclāmāt(us) (ptp. of exclāmāre; see exclaim ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
ex⋅cla⋅ma⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
1. cry, ejaculation, vociferation.
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exclamation 
1382, from O.Fr. exclamation, from L. exclamationem, from exclamatus, pp. of exclamare "cry out loud" (see exclaim).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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