- (n.) A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
- (n.) A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear or grief.
- (n.) A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also exclamation point.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). exclamation. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/exclamation/definitions/2005664 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "exclamation" http://smartdefine.org/exclamation/definitions/2005664 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "exclamation" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/exclamation/definitions/2005664> |