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For other uses, see ejaculation (disambiguation).

In grammar, an ejaculation is an utterance that expresses a feeling outside of the normal language structure. Often, but not always, it is an exclamation, most often consisting of a single word, either an interjection or a profanity or both.

Examples:

  • In English:
    • The shout Hey!.
    • The huh in That man? Huh! He's history!
    • "Glory to God!", "Glory be!", or "Praise the Lord!" In this context, this is known as a religious ejaculation, not to be confused with a religious profanity.
  • In spoken French:
    • The exclamation Bien!.


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