interjection
noun/ˌɪntəˈdʒekʃn/
/ˌɪntərˈdʒekʃn/
(grammar)- a short sound, word or phrase spoken suddenly to express an emotion. Oh!, Look out! and Ow! are interjections. synonym exclamationTopics Languagec1Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin interjectio(n-), from the verb interjicere, from inter- ‘between’ + jacere ‘to throw’.
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