interjection

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA: /ɪn.təˈdʒɛk.ʃən/, SAMPA: /In.t@"dZEk.S@n/
• (US): enPR: ĭn'tər.jĕkʹshən, IPA: /ˌɪn.tɚˈdʒɛk.ʃən/, SAMPA: /%In.t@`"dZEk.S@n/
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[edit] Etymology

From Medieval French interjection (13c.), from Latin interiectiōnem, accusative singular of interiectiō (“‘throwing or placing between; interjection’”), from interiaciō (“‘throw or place between’”), from inter (“‘between’”) + iaciō (“‘throw’”).

[edit] Noun

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

[edit] Related terms

• interject

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• vocative
• Wikipedia article on interjections

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interjection f. (plural interjections)

1. interjection