note of admiration
Noun
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Noun
note of admiration
- (obsolete) exclamation mark
- 1796, Thomas Coar, A grammar of the English tongue (page 220)
- A note of admiration is placed after an interjection, and such words as express wonder, as Alas! O times! O manners!
- 1836, William Dove, A treatise on penmanship (page 41)
- […] the writing is inclined in one direction, whilst the notes of admiration incline in different directions […]
- 1796, Thomas Coar, A grammar of the English tongue (page 220)
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