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Meaning of exclamation

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

exclamation

Pronunciation:/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

Definitions

  1. A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

  2. A word expressing outcry; an interjection

  3. A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was!

  4. The sign "!" by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked.