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Adit
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
adit
"entrance," c.1600, from L. aditus "approach, entrance," from pp. stem of adire "to approach," from ad- "to" + ire "to go," from PIE base *ei- "to go" (see ion).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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adit
a horizontal or near-horizontal passage driven from the Earth's surface into the side of a ridge or mountain for the purpose of working, ventilating, or removing water from a mine.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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