exclamation mark
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exclamation mark
- /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːk/ UK
- /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑɹk/ Canada, US
noun exclamation marks
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The punctuation mark "!", generally used to denote excitement, shock, or surprise.
The excessive use of exclamation marks devalues their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!
Similar: astonisher, bang, ecphoneme, exclamation, exclamation point, interjection point, mark of admiration, mark of exclamation, note of admiration, note of interjection, pling, screamer
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noun punctuation mark “!”
| Español | signo de exclamación, signo de admiración, signo exclamativo, signo exclamatorio, signo admirativo |
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| 한국어 | 느낌표 neukkimpyo, 감탄부 gamtanbu |
| 日本語 | 感嘆符 kantanfu, ビックリマーク bikkurimāku |
| 中文 | 感嘆號 /感叹号 gǎntànhào, 嘆號 /叹号 tànhào |
| हिन्दी | विस्मयादिबोधक चिन्ह vismayādibodhak cinha, विस्मयादिबोधक चिह्न vismayādibodhak cihna |
| Kiswahili | alama ya mshangao |
| Português | ponto de exclamação |
| Français | point d'exclamation |
| Deutsch | Ausrufezeichen, Ausrufungszeichen |
| Italiano | punto esclamativo |
| Ελληνικά | θαυμαστικό thavmastikó |
| Română | semn de exclamare, semn de exclamație |
| Русский | восклица́тельный знак vosklicátelʹnyj znak |
| Tiếng Việt | dấu chấm than |
| العربية | عَلَامَةْ تَعَجُّب ʕalāmat taʕajjub, عَلَامَةْ هُتَاف ʕalāmat hutāf |
| עברית | סִימַן קְרִיאָה simán kri'á |
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title = {exclamation mark},
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