Meaning of ecphoneme | Babel Free
Equivalents
Français
ecphonème
Examples
“1858, Goold Brown, The Grammar of English Grammars, fourth edition, Samuel S. and William Wood, page 800, The Ecphoneme, or Note⟳ of Exclamation, is used to denote а pause with some strong emotion of admiration, joy, grief, or other feeling; and, as a sign⟳ of great wonder⟳, it is sometimes, though not very elegantly, repeated […]”
“The note⟳ of exclamation or ecphoneme is used after a word or phrase to express⟳ sudden emotion, and is sometimes repeated for emphasis.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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