astraddle
Use Astraddle in a sentence
l adverb, adjective, preposition
astride with one leg on each side of; astride: sitting astraddle a fence.
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astraddle (əˈstrædəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (postpositive) with a leg on either side of something |
| —prep | |
| 2. | astride |
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Astraddle
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. 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. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example sentences
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