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Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɪn.t�.�ʤ�k.�n̩/
Other 1: (ĭnʺtûrj�kʹshu�n)
Other 2: in-turr-JEHK-shun
audio|en-us-interjection.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
cFrom Medieval French interjection (13c.), from w:Latin|Latin interjectionem (nom. interjectio) a throwing or placing between from past participle stem of intericere, from inter- between + -icere, combining form of jacere to throw.

Noun
en-noun

1. grammar An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion. An interruption; something interjected, as ah, hey, wow, yippee, yikes, etc.

Related terms
interject

Translations
trans-top|an exclamation or filled pause in grammar
Chinese: ��� (g�ntàncí)
Czech: citoslovce n
Dutch: tussenwerpsel n
Finnish: huudahdussana
French: interjection f
Korean: ��� (gamtansa)
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Icelandic: upphrópun f
Japanese: ��� (kantanshi), ��� (kand�shi)
Latin: interiectio f
Novial: interjektione
Russian: междоме�ие (meždométije) n
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trans-top|an interruption
Finnish: huudahdus
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See also
vocative
w:Interjection|Wikipedia article on interjections

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