question mark

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noun

Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.

something unanswered or unknown: His identity is still a question mark to most of us.

an anglewing butterfly, Polygonia interrogationis, having silver spots shaped like a question mark on the underside of each hind wing.

Origin of question mark

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby question mark

question, questionable, questionary, questioning, questionless, question mark, questionmaster, questionnaire, question of fact, question of law, Question Period

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Example sentences from the Web for question mark

We always went to church in the morning, and people were very kind, but it was kindness with a question-mark.
The Gay Cockade|Temple Bailey
Aren't you afraid that when you die you'll change into a question-mark?
Little Miss Grouch|Samuel Hopkins Adams
If Yorkburg had a coat of arms it ought to be a question-mark.
Mary Cary|Kate Langley Bosher
It has in it that element which he has described by a question-mark in his diagram, the element of forecast.
Civics: as Applied Sociology|Patrick Geddes

British Dictionary definitions for question mark

question mark

noun

the punctuation mark ?, used at the end of questions and in other contexts where doubt or ignorance is implied

this mark used for any other purpose, as to draw attention to a possible mistake, as in a chess commentary

an element of doubt or uncertainty

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Cultural definitions for question mark

question mark

A punctuation mark (?) that follows a direct question: “Is Ralph really seven feet tall?”

单词	question mark
释义	question mark SEE SYNONYMS FOR question mark ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question. something unanswered or unknown: His identity is still a question mark to most of us. an anglewing butterfly, Polygonia interrogationis, having silver spots shaped like a question mark on the underside of each hind wing. Origin of question mark First recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby question mark question, questionable, questionary, questioning, questionless, question mark, questionmaster, questionnaire, question of fact, question of law, Question Period Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for question mark We always went to church in the morning, and people were very kind, but it was kindness with a question-mark. The Gay Cockade\|Temple Bailey Aren't you afraid that when you die you'll change into a question-mark? Little Miss Grouch\|Samuel Hopkins Adams If Yorkburg had a coat of arms it ought to be a question-mark. Mary Cary\|Kate Langley Bosher It has in it that element which he has described by a question-mark in his diagram, the element of forecast. Civics: as Applied Sociology\|Patrick Geddes British Dictionary definitions for question mark question mark noun the punctuation mark ?, used at the end of questions and in other contexts where doubt or ignorance is implied this mark used for any other purpose, as to draw attention to a possible mistake, as in a chess commentary an element of doubt or uncertainty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to question mark What Are The 6 Major Punctuation Marks?Know your punctuation? Here's a refresher on the six essential punctuation marks that make up our sentences, questions, yells, and everything in between. READ MORE Words related to question mark conundrum, puzzle, riddle, mystification, perplexity, stickler, question, secret, cliffhanger, twister, puzzlement, cryptogram, parable, crux, puzzler, knot, why, bewilderment, problem, stumper Cultural definitions for question mark question mark A punctuation mark (?) that follows a direct question: “Is Ralph really seven feet tall?” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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question mark

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