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exclam

exclam is the abbreviation of exclamation.

Meaning of exclamation

Noun

exclamation (countable and uncountable, plural exclamations)

  1. A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
    • "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.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 45
  2. A word expressing outcry; an interjection.
  3. An exclamation mark.

Forms of exclam

pluralexclams

Questions about exclam

What is exclam the abbreviation of?
Exclam is the abbreviation of exclamation.

Words near exclam in the dictionary

  1. exclaimeth
  2. exclaiming
  3. exclaimingly
  4. exclaimings
  5. exclaims
  6. exclam
  7. exclamation
  8. exclamation mark
  9. exclamation marks
  10. exclamation point
  11. exclamation points

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