n. [ L. exclamatio: cf. F. exclamation. ] 1. A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
Exclamations against abuses in the church. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thus will I drown your exclamations. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A festive exclamation not unsuited to the occasion. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Rhet.) A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Print.) A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [ ! ]; -- called also exclamation point. [ 1913 Webster ]