The difference between Exclamation and Exclamation mark

When used as nouns, exclamation means a loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc, whereas exclamation mark means punctuation mark “!” (used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).

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  1. Exclamation as a noun:

    A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

  2. Exclamation as a noun:

    A word expressing outcry; an interjection

  3. Exclamation as a noun:

    A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was!

  4. Exclamation as a noun:

    The sign "!" by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked.

  1. Exclamation mark as a noun:

    Punctuation mark “!” (used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).

    Examples:

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

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