exclamation

[ ek-skluh-mey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɛk skləˈmeɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of exclaiming; outcry; loud complaint or protest: The speech was continually interrupted by rude exclamations.
an interjection.
Rhetoric. ecphonesis.

Origin of exclamation

1350–1400; Middle English exclamacio(u)n < Latin exclāmātiōn- (stem of exclāmātiō) a calling out, equivalent to exclāmāt(us) (past participle of exclāmāre; see exclaim) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM exclamation

ex·cla·ma·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby exclamation

excitor nerve, excitoreflex nerve, excl., exclaim, exclam., exclamation, exclamation mark, exclamation point, exclamatory, exclaustration, exclave

Words related to exclamation

bellow, clamor, roar, ejaculation, cry, call, expletive, holler, outcry, vociferation, utterance, yell, interjection, yawp

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British Dictionary definitions for exclamation

exclamation
/ (ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

an abrupt, emphatic, or excited cry or utterance; interjection; ejaculation
the act of exclaiming

Derived forms of exclamation

exclamational, adjective