What is an exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise called?
aha — An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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