exclamatory sentencenoun [ C ]
uk/ɪksˌklæm.ə.tər.i ˈsen.təns//eksˌklæm.ə.tɔːr.i ˈsen.təns/specializeda sentence containing an exclamation or strong emphasis:
"Oh, no!" and "What a large dog!" are exclamatory sentences.
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