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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Exclamation. rhetoric, uncountable, usually

   "By Ecphonesis, straight the mind is raised When by a sudden flow of passion seized."

2. 2
   an exclamatory rhetorical device wordnet
3. 3
   The part of the service spoken in an audible tone. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

ejaculationexclamationexpletivefigure of speechinterjectioninterjection

Example

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"By Ecphonesis, straight the mind is raised When by a sudden flow of passion seized."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκφώνησις (ekphṓnēsis, “pronunciation, exclamation”).

Related phrases

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