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exclamation
What does exclamation mean?
exclamation (noun): an abrupt excited utterance.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use exclamation in a sentence?
- She gave an exclamation of delight. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce exclamation?
/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does exclamation come from?
From Late Middle English exclamacion, exclamacioun (“calling or crying out; complaint, lament”), borrowed from Middle French exclamation (Modern French exclamation), from Latin exclāmātiō (“exclamation”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to exclamation
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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an abrupt excited utterance
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