Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exclamation

/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: ex-cla-ma-tion
IPA: /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A word expressing outcry; an interjection.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An exclamation mark.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""And now, my dearest Lucy, collect yourself, for all depends upon our own resources." Such were the whispered exclamations with which Francesca cheered her trembling companion, whose courage was not heightened by the darkness and stillness around them as they proceeded on their hazardous enterprise."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French exclamation, from Latin exclāmātiō, from exclāmō (“to cry out”) + -tiō.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: *kelh₁-, exclamation, exclāmātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

exclamations (plural)

Derived Forms

exclamational

Phrases

exclamation mark exclamation point mark of exclamation note of exclamation

Synonyms

exclamation point ecphonesis exclaiming

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce exclamation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/.
What does exclamation mean?: A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
Where does exclamation come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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