interjectional
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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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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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 | |
| interjection (ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkʃən) | |
| —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!”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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