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expletive. n. 1. (Linguistics) an exclamation or swearword; an oath or a sound expressing an emotional reaction rather than any particular meaning. 2. (Linguistics) any syllable, word, or phrase conveying no independent meaning, esp one inserted in a line of verse for the sake of the metre. adj.
exclamation noun [C]. âº something you say or âshout âsuddenly because of âsurprise, âfear, âpleasure, etc.: an exclamation of âdelight. More examples. 1  We all â jumped up from â our â seats, with exclamations of â surprise. 2  The man gave an exclamation and â clasped both â hands to his â chest. 3  We â heard exclamations of â rage and â frustration coming from the other â room as he â struggled to â fix the â problem.