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Interjection Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Interjection has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion

2

the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

3

An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
exclamation break

Origin

The word comes from the Latin interiectiō, meaning "a throwing or placing between." It entered English via Middle English and Old French, replacing an earlier Germanic term with a similar literal meaning.

Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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