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Definition of: interjection
(in′tər·jek′shən) noun
1. Gram. A word expressing emotion or simple exclamation, as oh! alas! look!: one of the eight traditional parts of speech.
2. The act of ejaculating.
3. A sudden interposition. [<OF <L interjectio, -onis]
—in′ter·jec′tion·al adjective
—in′ter·jec′tion·al·ly adverb
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