interjection
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tərˈdʒɛk noun
1.
the act of interjecting.
2.
something interjected, as a remark.
3.
the utterance of a word or phrase expressive of emotion; the uttering of an exclamation.
4.
Grammar.
a.
any member of a class of words expressing emotion, distinguished in most languages by their use in grammatical isolation, as Hey! Oh! Ouch! Ugh!
b.
any other word or expression so used, as Good grief! Indeed!
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| any member of a class of words that are formally distinguished in many languages, as in English by taking the past ending in -ed, that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and |
| any member of a class of words that in many languages are distinguished in form, as partly in English by having comparative and superlative endings, or by functioning as modifiers of nouns, as good, wise, perfect. |
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World English Dictionary
interjection (ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a word or remark expressing emotion; exclamation |
| 2. | the act of interjecting |
| 3. | interj. a word or phrase that is characteristically used in syntactic isolation and that usually expresses sudden emotion; expletive |
| inter'jectional | |
| —adj | |
| inter'jectory | |
| —adj | |
| inter'jectural | |
| —adj | |
| inter'jectionally | |
| —adv | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
interjection
c.1430, from M.Fr. interjection (13c.), from L. interjectionem (nom. interjectio) "a throwing or placing between," from pp. stem of intericere, from inter- "between" + -icere, comb. form of jacere "to throw."
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
interjection definition
A brief exclamation, often containing only one word: “Oh!” “Gee!” “Good grief!” “Ouch!”
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Example sentences
Burke's interjection of humor at strategic moments seemed to keep the discourse civil, lighthearted and entertaining.
For an architect to incorporate a linen closet when it wasn't designated may or may not be a righteous form of interjection.
The elevation of this subject to the national stage has heightened the interjection into the process of these external influences.
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