question mark
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question mark
- /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːk/ UK
- /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑɹk/ US
- /ˈkwɛʃ-/ US
noun question marks
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The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
Do you see this curious-looking mark in the margin? It is a little crooked mark with a dot at the bottom of it. It is a question mark. It always comes at the end of questions.
Similar: interrogation mark, interrogation point, query, eroteme, interrogative, interrogative-point, note of interrogation, mark of interrogation
- A state of doubt or uncertainty. There’s a question mark over whether or not he’ll be fit for the next game.
- An enigmatic, inscrutable, or mysterious person or thing; an enigma, a riddle. Let us admit that the Platonic dialogue is an enigma—something perplexing and to be wondered at. The Platonic dialogue is one big question mark.
- Polygonia interrogationis, a North American nymphalid butterfly with a silver mark on the underside of its hindwing resembling a question mark (sense 1). Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis). Preferred host plants are elms (Ulmus spp.), hackberry (Celtis spp.), hops (Humulus spp.), nettle (Urtica spp.), and false nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica).
particle
- Final interrogative particle, expressing second-guessing, usually in an exaggerated, rising tone. All real discovery comes from the ?, the basic curiosity and acceptance of, “Well, we think subatomic particles might exist, at least they have a tendency to exist, but we really don’t know for sure, you know, question mark?”
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noun punctuation mark
| Español | signo de interrogación, signo interrogante, signo interrogativo, interrogante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 물음표 mureumpyo, 의문부 uimunbu |
| 日本語 | 疑問符 gimonfu, ？ |
| 中文 | 問號 /问号 wènhào, ？ |
| हिन्दी | प्रश्नचिह्न praśnacihna |
| Kiswahili | alama ya swali |
| Português | ponto de interrogação |
| Français | point d'interrogation |
| Deutsch | Fragezeichen |
| Italiano | punto interrogativo, punto di domanda |
| Ελληνικά | ερωτηματικό erotimatikó |
| Română | semn de întrebare |
| Русский | вопроси́тельный знак voprosítelʹnyj znak, знак вопро́са znak voprósa |
| Tiếng Việt | dấu hỏi, dấu chấm hỏi |
| العربية | عَلَامَة اِسْتِفْهَام ʕalāmat istifhām, ؟ |
| עברית | סִימַן שְׁאֵלָה sìmán she'éla |
noun Polygonia interrogationis
| 日本語 | ギモンフタテハ |
|---|---|
| Français | polygone à queue violacée |
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title = {question mark},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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