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exclamatory

/ɛksˈklæməˌtɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
ex-clam-a-to-ry
IPA
/ɛksˈklæməˌtɔɹi/
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling an exclamation.

adj

Emphatic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin exclāmātōrius.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɛksˈklæməˌtɔɹi/

Inflected Forms

more exclamatory (comparative) most exclamatory (superlative)

Derived Forms

exclamatorily nonexclamatory

Synonyms

emphatic

Questions

How do you pronounce exclamatory?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛksˈklæməˌtɔɹi/.
What does exclamatory mean?
Resembling an exclamation.
Where does exclamatory come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin exclāmātōrius.

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