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Definition of exclamation point

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Admiration Ad`mi*ra"tion, n. [F., fr. L. admiratio. See Admire.] 1. Wonder; astonishment. [Obs.] Season your admiration for a while. --Shak. 2. Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence; as, admiration of a beautiful woman, of a landscape, of virtue. 3. Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy. Now, good Lafeu, bring in the admiration. --Shak. Note of admiration, the mark (!), called also exclamation point. Syn: Wonder; approval; appreciation; adoration; reverence; worship.
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Exclamation Ex`cla*ma"tion, n. [L. exclamatio: cf. F. exclamation.] 1. A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc. Exclamations against abuses in the church. --Hooker. Thus will I drown your exclamations. --Shak. A festive exclamation not unsuited to the occasion. --Trench. 2. (Rhet.) A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief. 3. (Print.) A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also exclamation point.

Meaning of exclamation point from wikipedia

- The exclamation mark ! (also known as exclamation point in American English) is a punctuation mark usually used after an interjection or exclamation to...
- The upside-down (also inverted, turned or rotated) question mark ¿ and exclamation mark ¡ are punctuation marks used to begin interrogative and exclamatory...
- exclamation mark, exclamation point, pling, or ﹗ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ! is a punctuation mark, called an exclamation mark, exclamation...
- Look up exclamation, exclamations, or exclamatory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Exclamation may refer to: Exclamation mark, the punctuation mark...
- Dax ExclamationPoint is the stage name of Dax Martin, a drag performer and cosplayer who competed on season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Dax Martin enjo****...
- frequently use widely recognized annotation symbols. Question marks and exclamation points that denote a move as bad or good are ubiquitous in chess literature...
- bracketed exclamation point or question mark as well as scare quotes are also occasionally used to express irony or sarcasm. The percontation point () , a...
- error. The one exception is when the question mark is matched with an exclamation mark, as in: ¡Quién te has creído que eres? – 'Who do you think you are...
- The least rasbora or exclamation point rasbora (Boraras urophthalmoides) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Boraras, native to freshwater habitats...
- like an inverted exclamation point ¡. The usage directly parallels John Wilkins' 1668 proposal to use the inverted exclamation point as an irony mark...