exclamative

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English

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Etymology

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Compare French exclamatif.

Adjective

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exclamative (comparative more exclamative, superlative most exclamative)

  1. In the form of an exclamation; exclamatory.
    • 1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue:
      This was the admirative or exclamative power, like the French quel, quelle!

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Noun

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exclamative (plural exclamatives)

  1. (linguistics) A clause type used to make an exclamation, such as "What a mess they made!" or "How stupid I was!"
  2. (linguistics) Short for exclamative marker.

French

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Adjective

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exclamative

  1. feminine singular of exclamatif