interjection

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[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˌɪn.tɝ.ˈʤɛk.ʃn̩/
  • Other 1: (ĭnʺtûrjĕkʹshu̇n)
  • Other 2: in-turr-JEHK-shun
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[edit] Etymology

From Medieval French interjection (13c.), from Latin interjectionem (nom. interjectio) a throwing or placing between from past participle stem of intericere, from inter- between + -icere, combining form of jacere to throw.

[edit] Noun

Singular
interjection

Plural
interjections

interjection (plural interjections)

  1. (grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.
  2. An interruption; something interjected

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