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note of admiration en · NOUN
Meanings
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(obsolete) An exclamation mark.
A note of admiration is placed after an interjection, and such words as express wonder, as Alas! O times! O manners!
1796, Thomas Coar, A grammar of the English tongue, page 220:The squire, perhaps, did not understand this good advice, as it was delivered in obscure hints, shrugs, and notes of admiration […]
1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones:[…] the writing is inclined in one direction, whilst the notes of admiration incline in different directions […]
1836, William Dove, A treatise on penmanship, page 41:
Forms
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note of interrogation