noun
Meaning 1
Exclamation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric, uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
ecphonesis
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
The part of the service spoken in an audible tone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: Greek Orthodox Christianity
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noun
Meaning 3
an exclamatory rhetorical device
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- O tempore! O mores
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exclamation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rhetorical device
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐκφώνησις (ekphṓnēsis, “pronunciation, exclamation”).