exclamation mark
See also: exclamation-mark
English
exclamation mark
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌeks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃənˌmɑːk/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃənˌmɑɹk/
Noun
exclamation mark (plural exclamation marks)
- 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
Translations
punctuation “!”
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See also
- dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )
- ellipsis ( … )
- exclamation mark ( ! )
- fraction slash ( ⁄ )
- guillemets ( « » ) ( ‹ › )
- hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ )
- interpunct ( · )
- interrobang (rare) ( ‽ )
- parentheses ( ( ) )
- period (US) or full stop (UK) ( . )
- question mark ( ? )
- quotation marks (formal) ( ‘ ’ ‚ ) ( “ ” „ )
- quotation marks (informal, Computing) ( " ) ( ' )
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