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English noun: exclamation | |||
| 1. | exclamation (communication) an abrupt excited utterance | ||
| Samples | She gave an exclamation of delight. There was much exclaiming over it. | ||
| Synonyms | exclaiming | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | utterance, vocalization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deuce, devil, dickens, ejaculation, expostulation, interjection | ||
| 2. | exclamation (communication) a loud complaint or protest or reproach | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complaint | ||
| 3. | exclamation (communication) an exclamatory rhetorical device | ||
| Samples | O tempore! O mores. | ||
| Synonyms | ecphonesis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rhetorical device | ||
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