Exclamation Meaning
/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
nounA word expressing outcry; an interjection.
Sentence Examples
Be cheerful! Add an exclamation mark to all of your sentences!
The Internet is bringing a swift death to the Spanish inverted exclamation mark.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He let out an ____ of joy when he received the letter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He ended his sentence with an ____ mark to show his strong emotion and surprise.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French exclamation, from Latin exclāmātiō, from exclāmō (“to cry out”) + -tiō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""And now, my dearest Lucy, collect yourself, for all depends upon our own resources." Such were the whispered exclamations with which Francesca cheered her trembling companion, whose courage was not heightened by the darkness and stillness around them as they proceeded on their hazardous enterprise."
— 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 45:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He let out an ____ of joy when he received the letter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He ended his sentence with an ____ mark to show his strong emotion and surprise.