EPIPH'ONEM EPIPHONE'MA, [Gr. exclamation, to cry out.] In oratory, an exclamation; an ecphonesis; a vehement utterance of the voice to express strong passion, in a sentence not closely connected with the general strain of the discourse; as, O mournful day! Miserable fate! Admirable clemency!
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI