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question mark - definition and meaning
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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A punctuation symbol (?) written at the end of a sentence or phrase to indicate a direct question.
- noun Something that is unknown, mysterious, or doubtful.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
punctuation mark “? ”, used at the end of asentence to indicate aquestion . - noun idiomatic
doubt oruncertainty
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
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Words with the same meaning
- Chinese puzzle
- baffling problem
- bone of contention
- brain twister
- catechism
- cross-interrogatory
- cross-question
- crossword puzzle
- crux
- debating point
- demand
- enigma
- enigmatic question
- eroteme
- feeler
- floorer
- inquiry
- interrogation
- interrogation point
- interrogative
- interrogatory
- issue
- jigsaw puzzle
- knot
- knotty point
- leader
- leading question
- mind-boggler
- moot point
- mystery
- nut to crack
- perplexed question
- perplexity
- point at issue
- point in question
- poser
- problem
- puzzle
- puzzlement
- puzzler
- query
- question
- question at issue
- quodlibet
- sixty-four dollar question
- sticker
- stumper
- topic
- tough proposition
- trial balloon
- vexed question
- why
skipvia commented on the word question mark
Homage to Rudy Martinez.
October 30, 2007
gangerh commented on the word question mark
(fd) Counterfeit German coin
(Thanks Chris Doyle)
January 24, 2008
cricket commented on the word question mark
?
February 26, 2008
bilby commented on the word question mark
"That's supposed to be a fact, that the question mark is originally from an Egyptian hieroglyph that signified a cat walking away. You know, it's the tail. And that symbol meant — well, whatever it is when they're ignoring you."
- Christopher Walken in Scott Raab, Christopher Walken: What I've Learned, esquire.com, 14 May 2009.
May 18, 2009
deinonychus commented on the word question mark
Also a butterfly, Polygonia interrogationis.
June 2, 2012