Exclamation
Definition of Exclamation
Ex`cla`ma´tion | n. | 1. | A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc. | | 2. | (Rhet.) A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief. | | 3. | (Print.) A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; - called also exclamation point. |
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Parthian shot, address, affirmation, allegation, answer, apostrophe, assertion, averment, bellow, blurt, call, comment, crack, cry, declaration, dictum, ecphonesis, ejaculation, expletive, expression, greeting, holler, interjection, mention, note, observation, outburst, phrase, position, pronouncement, question, reflection, remark, say, saying, sentence, statement, subjoinder, thought, utterance, vociferation, word, yell
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