What is the meaning of exclamation?

noun

  • An abrupt excited utterance.
    • usage: "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"
  • A loud complaint or protest or reproach.
  • An exclamatory rhetorical device.
    • usage: "O tempore! O mores"
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