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exclamation definition

ex·cla·ma·tion (ek′sklə mā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of exclaiming; sudden, vehement utterance; outcry
  2. something exclaimed; exclamatory word or phrase; interjection

Etymology: ME exclamacioun < L exclamatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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