ecphonesis, exclamation
(noun) an exclamatory rhetorical device; “O tempore! O mores”
exclamation, exclaiming
(noun) an abrupt excited utterance; “she gave an exclamation of delight”; “there was much exclaiming over it”
exclamation
(noun) a loud complaint or protest or reproach
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exclamation (countable and uncountable, plural exclamations)
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
A word expressing outcry; an interjection
A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was!
The sign "!" by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked.
• (punctuation “!”): exclamation mark, exclamation point
• Coatlán Mixe
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`cla*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. exclamatio: cf. F. exclamation.]
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. Exclamations against abuses in the church. Hooker. Thus will I drown your exclamations. Shak. A festive exclamation not unsuited to the occasion. Trench.
2. (Rhet.)
Definition: A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
3. (Print.)
Definition: A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also exclamation point.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 October 2024
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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
