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exclamation

/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/ noun

In Latin: exclāmātiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about exclamation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An abrupt excited utterance.
    she gave an exclamation of delight
  2. A loud complaint or protest or reproach.
  3. An exclamatory rhetorical device.
    O tempore! O mores

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French exclamation, from Latin exclāmātiō, from exclāmō (“to cry out”) + -tiō.

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