1. An abrupt excited utterance
   "she gave an exclamation of delight"
   - exclaiming 
2. A loud complaint or protest or reproach 
3. An exclamatory rhetorical device
   - ecphonesis

Derived forms: exclamations

See also: exclaim

Type of: complaint, rhetorical device, utterance, vocalization

Encyclopedia: Exclamation

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