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note of admiration

note of admiration noun: an exclamation mark.

Noun

note of admiration (plural notes of admiration)

  1. (obsolete) An exclamation mark.
    • The squire, perhaps, did not understand this good advice, as it was delivered in obscure hints, shrugs, and notes of admiration […]1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones
    • A note of admiration is placed after an interjection, and such words as express wonder, as Alas! O times! O manners!1796, Thomas Coar, A grammar of the English tongue, page 220

Forms of note of admiration

pluralnotes of admiration

Questions about note of admiration

What does note of admiration mean?
Note of admiration means an exclamation mark.
What part of speech is note of admiration?
Note of admiration is a noun.
What is the plural of note of admiration?
The plural of note of admiration is notes of admiration.

Words near note of admiration in the dictionary

  1. note card
  2. note cards
  3. note down
  4. note job
  5. note jobs
  6. note of admiration
  7. note of exclamation
  8. note of hand
  9. note of interjection
  10. note of interrogation
  11. note pad

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