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exclaim

Pronunciation: /ɛkˈskleɪm/

The English word “exclaim” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
  2. To say suddenly and with strong emotion.

noun

  1. Exclamation; outcry, clamor.

Etymology

From Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmō, exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmō (“to call”).

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