bill empson

Emp·son

[emp-suhn]
noun
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
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Empson (ˈɛmpsən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Sir William. 1906--84, English poet and critic; author of Seven Types of Ambiguity (1930)

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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 calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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