exclamation mark

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Pronunciation

  • IPA (key): /ˌeks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃənˌmɑ:k/
  • SAMPA: /%Eks.kl@"meI.S@n %mA:k/

Noun

Singular
exclamation mark

Plural
exclamation marks

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An exclamation mark
  1. (countable) An exclamation mark is the sign ! used at the end of a sentence to express a strong emotion such as surprise, annoyance or anger.
    In English a space is not needed between the last word and the exclamation mark.
    Comics use a lot of exclamation marks alone to express strong emotions.


Punctuation marks (edit)

apostrophe ( ' ) ( ) brackets ( [] ) braces ( {} ) colon ( : ) comma ( , ) dashes ( ) ( ) ellipsis ( ... ) exclamation mark ( ! ) hyphen ( ) ( - ) parentheses ( () ) period / full stop ( . ) question mark ( ? ) quotation marks ( ' ' ) ( " " ) semicolon ( ; ) slash ( / )


Other: ampersand ( & ) asterisk ( * ) at ( @ ) backslash ( \ ) bullet ( ) ( · ) degree ( ° ) number sign / pound sign ( # ) tilde ( ~ ) underscore ( _ ) vertical bar / pipe ( | )

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