exclamation point
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Admiration \Ad`mi*ra"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. admiratio. See
{Admire}.]
1. Wonder; astonishment. [Obs.]
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Season your admiration for a while. --Shak.
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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.
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3. Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or
pleased surprise; a prodigy.
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Now, good Lafeu, bring in the admiration. --Shak.
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{Note of admiration}, the mark (!), called also {exclamation
point}.
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Syn: Wonder; approval; appreciation; adoration; reverence;
worship.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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Exclamations against abuses in the church. --Hooker.
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Thus will I drown your exclamations. --Shak.
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A festive exclamation not unsuited to the occasion.
--Trench.
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2. (Rhet.) A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word
expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
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3. (Print.) A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic
utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also {exclamation
point}.
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