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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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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