• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃən ˌmɑːk/
• (US,Canada)IPA^(key):/ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃən ˌmɑɹk/

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exclamationmark (pluralexclamation marks)

2. Thepunctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
   • 2006 Feb. 3, Graham Linehan,The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 2:

     Subject: Fire... Dear Sir-stroke-Madam: Fire.Exclamation mark. Fire.Exclamation mark. Help me.Exclamation mark. 123 Carendon Road. Looking forward to hearing from you. All the best, Maurice Moss.

   • 2021, Claire Cock-Starkey,Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page40:

     Traditionally, theexclamation mark has been used sparingly, especially in formal writing.

   The excessive use ofexclamation marks devalues their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!

• (punctuation “!”):exclamation,exclamation point(USA);shriek(Britain);bang(USA);ecphoneme(obsolete);mark of admiration(obsolete);note of admiration(obsolete);note of exclamation(obsolete);note of interjection(obsolete);pling(computing);astonisher;screamer,interjection point(obsolete)

• ¡ (inverted exclamation mark/point)
• ‼ (double exclamation mark/point)
• ‽ (interrobang)
• ⁈
• ⁉
• ﹗ (small exclamation mark/point)
• ❢ (dingbat)
• ❣ (dingbat)
• ՜(^!) (Armenian)
• ᥄(!) (Limbu)

Punctuation