English to English noun
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an abrupt excited utterance | | Example: she gave an exclamation of delight there was much exclaiming over it
source: wordnet30
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a loud complaint or protest or reproach | | source: wordnet30
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an exclamatory rhetorical device | | Example: O tempore! O mores
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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