Meanings
interjection
- datedexclamationAn exclamation of surprise or shock.
`Great heavens!' I said, perfectly aghast at this dreadful manifestation of human power; but She did but laugh a little.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLCSynonyms: wow
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionAn exclamation of surprise or shock.
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