interjection

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
  2. noun the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

Etymology

From Middle English interjeccioun, from Old French interjection (13th century), from Latin interiectiōnem, accusative singular of interiectiō (“throwing or placing between; interjection”), perfect passive participle of intericiō (“throw or place between”), from inter (“between”) + iaciō (“throw”). Displaced Old English betwēoxāworpennes (literally “between-thrown-out-ness”), a calque of the Latin.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ejaculation

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