Interjection

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Related terms 1.1.2 Translations 1.1.3 Example words 1.2 See also

English

Noun

interjection (interjections )

1. (grammatical terminology) an exclamation or filled_pause ; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion. See Wikipedia for much more detail.
2. an interruption ; something interjected

Related terms

• interject

Translations

• Chinese: 感叹词 (gǎntàncí, 1)
• Dutch: tussenwerpsel n
• : huudahdussana (1), huudahdus (2)
• French: interjection f
• Japanese: 感嘆詞 (kantanshi), 感動詞 (kandoushi)
• Latin: interiectio f (1)
• Romanica: interjection f

Example words

• hey
• wow
• ah
• yikes

See also

• vocative
• Wikipedia article on interjections