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exclamation

DEFINITIONS OF: exclamation

1

n an abrupt excited utterance

“she gave an exclamation of delight”
Synonyms:
exclaiming
Types:
deuce, devil, dickens
a word used in exclamations of confusion
ejaculation, interjection
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
expostulation
an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
Type of:
utterance, vocalization
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

n an exclamatory rhetorical device

Synonyms:
ecphonesis
Type of:
rhetorical device
a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

n a loud complaint or protest or reproach

Type of:
complaint
(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
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