English

exclamation mark

Noun

exclamation mark ‎(plural exclamation marks)

1. Punctuation mark “!” (used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).

   The excessive use of exclamation marks devalues their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!

Synonyms

• (punctuation “!”): exclamation, exclamation point (USA); shriek (Britain); bang (USA); ecphoneme (obsolete); note of admiration (obsolete); pling

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See also

Punctuation

• ¡ (inverted exclamation mark/point)
• ‼ (double exclamation mark/point)
• ‽ (interrobang)
• ⁈
• ⁉
• ﹗ (small exclamation mark/point)
• ❢ (dingbat)
• ❣ (dingbat)
• ！ (fullwidth)
• ՜ (Armenian)
• ᥄ (Limbu)