exclamation

CEFRB2

/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sudden loud expression of surprise, anger, or excitement.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A word expressing outcry; an interjection.

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.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An exclamation mark.

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

Synonyms

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He let out an blank of joy when he received the letter.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French exclamation, from Latin exclāmātiō, from exclāmō (“to cry out”) + -tiō.