note of admiration

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Noun

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note of admiration (plural notes of admiration)

  1. (obsolete) An exclamation mark.
    Coordinate term: note of interrogation
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones:
      The squire, perhaps, did not understand this good advice, as it was delivered in obscure hints, shrugs, and notes of admiration []
    • 1796, Thomas Coar, A grammar of the English tongue, page 220:
      A note of admiration is placed after an interjection, and such words as express wonder, as Alas! O times! O manners!
    • 1836, William Dove, A treatise on penmanship, page 41:
      [] the writing is inclined in one direction, whilst the notes of admiration incline in different directions []