Ecphonesis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ecphonesis \Ec`pho*ne"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See
     {Ecphonema}.] (Rhet.)
     An animated or passionate exclamation.
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           The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various.


                                                    --Gibbs.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ecphonesis
       n : an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores" [syn:
            {exclamation}]