1. exclamation(n = noun.communication) exclaiming - an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"
is a kind of utterance, vocalization
has particulars: deuce, devil, dickens, ejaculation, interjection, expostulation
Derived form verb exclaim1
2. exclamation(n = noun.communication) - a loud complaint or protest or reproach;
is a kind of complaint
3. exclamation(n = noun.communication) ecphonesis - an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores"
is a kind of rhetorical device
Derived form verb exclaim2
1. 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. [1913 Webster]
"Exclamations against abuses in the church." [1913 Webster]
"Thus will I drown your exclamations." [1913 Webster]
"A festive exclamation not unsuited to the occasion." [1913 Webster]
2. A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief. [1913 Webster]
3. A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also
exclamation, n.
1 the act or an instance of exclaiming.
2 words exclaimed; a strong sudden cry.
Idiom:
exclamation mark (US point) a punctuation mark (!) indicating an exclamation.
Etymology:
ME f. OF exclamation or L exclamatio (as EXCLAIM)
N voice, vocality, organ, lungs, bellows, good voice, fine voice, powerful voice, musical voice, intonation, tone of voice, vocalization, cry, strain, utterance, prolation, exclamation, ejaculation, vociferation, ecphonesis, enunciation, articulation, articulate sound, distinctness, clearness, of articulation, stage whisper, delivery, accent, accentuation, emphasis, stress, broad accent, strong accent, pure accent, native accent, foreign accent, pronunciation, homonym, orthoepy, cacoepy, euphony, gastriloquism, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, polyphonism, polyphonist, phonology, vocal, phonetic, oral, ejaculatory, articulate, distinct, stertorous, euphonious, how sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman, the organ of the soul, thy voice is a celestial melody.