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   In·ter·jec·tion

   /ˌin(t)ərˈjekSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. an abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption: "barracking and interjections from the protesters" Similar exclamationejaculationsudden utterancecryshoutroarcallrare:vociferation
   • ▪ an exclamation, especially as a part of speech (e.g. ah!, dear me!).

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin interjectio(n-), from the verb interjicere (see interject).

   Derivatives

   • 1. interjectional adjective

   Scrabble Points: 21

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