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Exclamation

/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən/
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(noun) A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

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 ended his sentence with an ____ mark to show his strong emotion and surprise.

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