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| has gloss | (noun) an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores" exclamation, ecphonesis |
| has gloss | eng: An ecphonesis is an emotional, exclamatory phrase (exclamation) used in poetry, drama, or song. It is a rhetorical device that originated in ancient literature. The word itself is of Greek origin. |
| lexicalization | eng: ecphonesis |
| lexicalization | eng: Ekphonesis |
| lexicalization | eng: Ekphōnēsis |
| lexicalization | eng: exclamation |
| subclass of | (noun) a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) rhetorical device |
| Meaning | |
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| Catalan | |
| lexicalization | cat: exclamació |
| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: Ausruf |
| Esperanto | |
| lexicalization | epo: ekkrio |
| French | |
| lexicalization | fra: exclamation |
| Italian | |
| lexicalization | ita: esclamazione |
| Dutch | |
| has gloss | nld: Ekfonesis is een vooral in de gesproken taal en in citaten veel gebruikte stijlfiguur, waarbij aan sterke emoties als ontroering, verdriet, vreugde, opwinding etc. uiting wordt gegeven door middel van een tussenwerpsel zonder eigen grammaticale functie: o, ach, helaas etc. |
| lexicalization | nld: Ekfonesis |
| lexicalization | nld: uitroep |
| Portuguese | |
| lexicalization | por: exclamação |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: exclamación |
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| similar | e/Ecphonesis |
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