exclamation
/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ · noun
Meaning
- A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
- A word expressing outcry; an interjection
- A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was!
- The sign "!" by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked.
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