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Uncommonexclamation
The correct spelling is exclamation.
How to pronounce exclamation
/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
nounIPA: /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
Say it like: Exc-lam-ash-on
The correct spelling is exclamation. A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
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Definition
noun
- 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.
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