Meaning of exclamation mark | Babel Free
ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːkDefinitions
The punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
nida işarəsi
Bosanski
uskličnik
Čeština
vykřičník
Cymraeg
ebychnod
Dansk
udråbstegn
Ελληνικά
θαυμαστικό
Esperanto
krisigno
Español
signo admirativo
signo de admiración
signo de exclamación
signo exclamativo
signo exclamatorio
Eesti
hüüumärk
فارسی
عَلامَتِ تَعَجُّب
Suomi
huutomerkki
Français
point d'exclamation
Gàidhlig
clisg-phuing
עברית
סימן קריאה
Hrvatski
uskličnik
Magyar
felkiáltójel
Íslenska
upphrópunarmerki
Italiano
punto esclamativo
한국어
느낌표
Lëtzebuergesch
Ausruffzeechen
Lietuvių
šauktùkas
Latviešu
izsaukuma zīme
Македонски
извичник
Монгол
анхаарлын тэмдэг
Bahasa Melayu
tanda seru
Nederlands
uitroepteken
Polski
wykrzyknik
Português
ponto de exclamação
Русский
восклицательный знак
Slovenščina
klicaj
Српски
uskličnik
Svenska
utropstecken
Kiswahili
alama ya mshangao
Tagalog
tandang padamdam
Tiếng Việt
dấu chấm than
Examples
“The excessive use of exclamation marks devalues their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!”
“Subject: Fire... Dear Sir-stroke-Madam: Fire. Exclamation mark. Fire. Exclamation mark. Help me. Exclamation mark. 123 Carendon Road. Looking forward to hearing from you. All the best, Maurice Moss.”
“Traditionally, the exclamation mark has been used sparingly, especially in formal writing.”
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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