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exclamation

Noun

Meaning

A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.

A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also exclamation point.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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O tempore! O mores Source: Internet

she gave an exclamation of delight Source: Internet

there was much exclaiming over it Source: Internet

Also, in half of the "Potter Puppet Pals" videos Dumbledore is using the exclamation "Alas!" in an apparently incorrect place, parodying Rowling's love for unusual words. Source: Internet

David Blaine0 – Fearless (DVD), Buena Vista Home Entertainment, shows footage of his hospitalization including the exclamation "He is going into shock!" Source: Internet

As with the television series, each issue ended with a teaser preview of the following issue and Sam's exclamation of "Oh, boy." Source: Internet

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