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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

exclamation

/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən/

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What does exclamation mean?

noun

  1. A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
  2. A word expressing outcry; an interjection.
  3. An exclamation mark.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Holmes had sat down again after one of these excursions, when he suddenly sprang out of his chair with a loud exclamation.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Return of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #108
Having given that advice, he returned to his room, and shut out the horrid fresh air with a loud exclamation of relief.
Wilkie CollinsThe Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern VeniceProject Gutenberg ebook #170
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“You think a good deal more than you admit. A moment,” Newman added in reply to an exclamation of the old lady.
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177
The first exclamation sounded like a question put to both of us, and the second like a question put to Steerforth only.
Charles DickensDavid CopperfieldProject Gutenberg ebook #766
I cried, checking the exclamation risen to his lips at the sight which met him, and the bleak atmosphere of the chamber.
Emily BrontëWuthering HeightsProject Gutenberg ebook #768