ecphonesis

ecphonesis
/ek'feuh nee"sis/, n. Rhet.
the use of an exclamatory phrase, as in "O tempore! O mores!" Also called exclamation.
[1580-90; < Gk ekphónesis, equiv. to ekphone-, var. s. of ekphoneîn to cry out (see EC-, -PHONE) + -sis -SIS]

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