Interjection Definition

ĭntər-jĕkshən

interjections

noun

interjections

A sudden, short utterance; an ejaculation.

American Heritage

The act of interjecting.

Webster's New World

The part of speech that usually expresses emotion and is capable of standing alone.

American Heritage

Something interjected, as a word or phrase.

Webster's New World

A word, esp. an exclamation, inserted into an utterance without grammatical connection to it (Ex.: ah! I declare!)

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Interjection

Singular:

interjection

Plural:

interjections

From Old French interjection (13c.), from Latin interiectiōnem, accusative singular of interiectiō (“throwing or placing between; interjection”), perfect passive participle of intericiō (“throw or place between”), from inter (“between”) + iaciō (“throw”).

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