ecphoneme
Noun
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Noun
ecphoneme (plural ecphonemes)
- (obsolete) An exclamation mark.
- 1858, Goold Brown, The Grammar of English Grammars, fourth edition, Samuel S. and William Wood, page 800,
- The Ecphoneme, or Note of Exclamation, is used to denote а pause with some strong emotion of admiration, joy, grief, or other feeling; and, as a sign of great wonder, it is sometimes, though not very elegantly, repeated […]
- 1913, Frank H. Vizetelly, The Preparation of Manuscripts for the Printer, fifth revised edition, Funk & Wagnalls Company, page 51,
- The note of exclamation or ecphoneme is used after a word or phrase to express sudden emotion, and is sometimes repeated for emphasis.
- 1858, Goold Brown, The Grammar of English Grammars, fourth edition, Samuel S. and William Wood, page 800,
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