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exclamation mark

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exclamation mark US, point
n
1. (Linguistics / Grammar) the punctuation mark ! used after exclamations and vehement commands
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) this mark used for any other purpose, as to draw attention to an obvious mistake, in road warning signs, (in chess commentaries) beside the notation of a move considered a good one, (in mathematics) as a symbol of the factorial function, or (in logic) occurring with an existential quantifier
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Noun1.exclamation markexclamation mark - a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation
punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
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exclamation mark, (US) exclamation point

exclamation mark exclamation point (Am) n (Gram) → punto esclamativo
exclamation mark exclamation point (Am) n (Gram) → punto esclamativo

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Luciano Pavarotti, Italy's greatest living cultural icon, put an exclamation mark on the Turin Olympics' opening ceremony with an orchestrally backed rendition of Puccini's Nessun Dorma on Friday night.
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