01 n. A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression …
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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.“Exclamations against abuses in the church.” — Hooker.“Thus will I drown your exclamations.” — Shak.“A festive exclamation not unsuited to the occasion.” — Trench.
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A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.(Rhet.)
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A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also exclamation point.(Print.) Also: exclamation point