exclamation point

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exclamation point: see punctuation punctuation [Lat.,=point], the use of special signs in writing to clarify how words are used; the term also refers to the signs themselves. In every language, besides the sounds of the words that are strung together there are other features, such as tone, accent, and
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word separator

I put an exclamation point there because we felt one when we saw the vessel.

The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

Now, reader, substitute for all these exclamation points, as many ringing thumps with a brawny fist upon the table, and you have some idea of the manual exercise that Dick went through while he thus spoke.

Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context

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