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Dictionary: ex·cla·ma·tion   (ĕk'sklə-mā'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. An abrupt, forceful utterance: an exclamation of delight.
  2. An outcry, as of protest.
  3. Grammar. An interjection.

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noun

    A sudden, sharp utterance: cry, ejaculation, outcry. See words.

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n

Definition: shout; assertion
Antonyms: quiet, silence


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.

pronunciation The climbers shouted an exclamation when they reached the summit of the mountain.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udbrud, udråb

idioms:

  • exclamation mark    udråbstegn
  • exclamation point    udråbstegn

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitroep, heftig protest

Français (French)
n. - exclamation

idioms:

  • exclamation mark    point d'exclamation
  • exclamation point    point d'exclamation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausruf

idioms:

  • exclamation mark    Ausrufezeichen
  • exclamation point    Ausrufezeichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κραυγή, ξεφωνητό, επιφώνημα, αναφώνηση

idioms:

  • exclamation mark    θαυμαστικό (σημείο στίξης)
  • exclamation point    θαυμαστικό (σημείο στίξης)

Italiano (Italian)
esclamazione

idioms:

  • exclamation mark/point    punto esclamativo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - exclamação (f), reclamação (f)

idioms:

  • exclamation mark/point    ponto (m) de exclamação

Русский (Russian)
восклицание

idioms:

  • exclamation mark/point    восклицательный знак

Español (Spanish)
n. - exclamación

idioms:

  • exclamation mark    signo de admiración
  • exclamation point    signo de admiración

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utrop

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
惊呼, 惊叹词

idioms:

  • exclamation mark    感叹号
  • exclamation point    感叹号, 惊叹号

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 驚呼, 驚歎詞

idioms:

  • exclamation mark    感歎號
  • exclamation point    感嘆號, 驚嘆號

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 절규, 감탄사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 叫び, 感嘆のことば, 感嘆文, 感嘆詞, 絶叫

idioms:

  • exclamation mark/point    感嘆符

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هتاف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קריאה, זעקה פתאומית‬


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excl. (abbreviation)
outcry
eigh

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