exclamation 
1. an abrupt excited utterance (Freq. 7) - she gave an exclamation of delight - there was much exclaiming over it • Syn: exclaiming • Derivationally related forms: exclaim (for: exclaiming), exclaim • Hypernyms: utterance, vocalization • Hyponyms: devil, deuce, dickens, ejaculation, interjection, expostulation 2. a loud complaint or protest or reproach • Hypernyms: complaint 3. an exclamatory rhetorical device - O tempore! O mores • Syn: ecphonesis • Derivationally related forms: exclaim • Hypernyms: rhetorical device
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