question mark

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Synonyms: question marks

Antonyms: question marks

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q11169}}{{lb|en|typography}} The [[punctuation mark]] "[[?]]", [[use#Verb|used]] at the [[end#Noun|end]] of a [[sentence#Noun|sentence]] to [[indicate]] a [[question#Noun|question]].
2. {{lb|en|figuratively|informal}} A [[state#Noun|state]] of [[doubt#Noun|doubt]] or [[uncertainty]].
3. {{lb|en|figuratively|informal}} An [[enigmatic]], [[inscrutable]], or [[mysterious]] [[person]] or [[thing]]; an [[enigma]], a [[riddle#Noun|riddle]].
4. {{taxlink|Polygonia interrogationis|species}}, a [[North American]] [[nymphalid]] [[butterfly]] with a [[silver]] [[mark#Noun|mark]] on the [[underside]] of its [[hindwing]] [[resemble|resembling]] a question mark ''(sense 1)''.

Particle

1. {{lb|en|colloquial}} {{n-g|Final interrogative particle, expressing [[second-guessing]], usually in an exaggerated, rising tone.}}

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