Exclamation
31exclamation point — noun a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation • Syn: ↑exclamation mark • Hypernyms: ↑punctuation, ↑punctuation mark * * * noun, pl ⋯ points [count] US : a punctuation mark ! used to show a forceful way of speaking or a strong feeling… …
32exclamation mark - exclamation point — In British English, the punctuation mark used as the end of an exclamation (!) is called an exclamation mark. In American English, it is called an exclamation point. See entry at ↑ Punctuation …
33exclamation point — noun Date: 1824 1. a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling 2. a distinctive indication of major significance, interest, or contrast < the game put an exclamation point on the… …
34exclamation mark — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms exclamation mark : singular exclamation mark plural exclamation marks the mark ! used in writing to show that someone says something suddenly and loudly because they are surprised, impressed, angry etc …
35exclamation point — 1. the sign (!) used in writing after an exclamation. 2. this mark sometimes used in writing two or more times in succession to indicate intensity of emotion, loudness, etc.: Long live the Queen!! 3. this mark sometimes used without accompanying… …
36exclamation mark — noun /ˌeks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃənˌmɑːk/ Punctuation mark “!” (used to denote excitement, surprise or shock). The excessive use of exclamation marks devaluates their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works! Syn:… …
37exclamation point — noun The symbol ! (an exclamation mark) Syn: exclamation mark, shriek, pling …
38exclamation mark — (N. Amer. exclamation point) noun a punctuation mark (!) indicating an exclamation …
39exclamation mark — /ɛkskləˈmeɪʃən ˌmak/ (say ekskluh mayshuhn .mahk) noun 1. a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation. 2. British a road sign bearing a symbol resembling this mark, placed to give advance warning of some hazard. Also, exclamation point …
40exclamation point — Admiration Ad mi*ra tion, n. [F., fr. L. admiratio. See {Admire}.] 1. Wonder; astonishment. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Season your admiration for a while. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a… …
