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exclamation

noun

An exclamatory rhetorical device

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
E
Ends with
N
Contains
XC
Scrabble score
22
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. An exclamatory rhetorical device

    “Exclamation such as ‘O tempore! O mores’”

noun

  1. An abrupt excited utterance

    “She gave an exclamation of delight”

noun

  1. A loud complaint or protest or reproach

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Example Sentences

Exclamation such as ‘O tempore! O mores’
She gave an exclamation of delight
There was much exclaiming over it

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