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a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation

see exclamation point

exclamation mark UK US noun [countable] [singular exclamation mark plural exclamation marks]

the mark ! used in writing to show that someone says something suddenly and loudly because they are surprised, impressed, angry etc

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exclamation mark or exclamation point,

a mark of punctuation used after a word, phrase, or sentence to show that it was exclaimed. Example: Hurrah! We are going to the circus. The exclamation mark is also used within parentheses, to suggest that some statement or situation is remarkable, absurd, or the like: »

“The poet John Milton was born in Connecticut” (!).

In British English, the punctuation mark used as the end of an exclamation (!) is called an exclamation mark. In American English, it is called an exclamation point. See entry at ↑ Punctuation.

exclaˈmation mark [exclamation mark] (especially BrE) (NAmE usually exclaˈmation point) noun

the mark (!) that is written after an exclamation