Interjection Definition

ĭntər-jĕkshən
interjections
noun
interjections
A sudden, short utterance; an ejaculation.
American Heritage
The act of interjecting.
Webster's New World
The part of speech that usually expresses emotion and is capable of standing alone.
American Heritage
Something interjected, as a word or phrase.
Webster's New World
A word, esp. an exclamation, inserted into an utterance without grammatical connection to it (Ex.: ah! I declare!)
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Interjection

Noun

Singular:
interjection
Plural:
interjections

Origin of Interjection

  • From Old French interjection (13c.), from Latin interiectiōnem, accusative singular of interiectiō (“throwing or placing between; interjection”), perfect passive participle of intericiō (“throw or place between”), from inter (“between”) + iaciō (“throw”).

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