1. (

• exclamation ,
• exclaiming

) an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it" ;

2. (

• exclamation ,

) a loud complaint or protest or reproach ;

3. (

• ecphonesis ,
• exclamation ,

) an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores" ;