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exclamatory

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ex⋅clam⋅a⋅to⋅ry

[ik-sklam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
–adjective
1. using, containing, or expressing exclamation: an exclamatory sentence.
2. pertaining to exclamation.

Origin:
1585–95; < L exclāmāt(us) called out (see exclamation ) + -ory 1


ex⋅clam⋅a⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
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ex·clam·a·tory   (ĭk-sklām'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
adj.  Constituting, containing, relating to, or using exclamation.
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