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Coterie
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| 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. |
Example Sentences
- There is always a fun-loving coterie of practical jokers in every club.
- Speak to the significance of your ideas beyond your coterie.
- His reliance on a coterie of compatriots provoked particular irritation.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
coterie
1738, from Fr., originally an organization of peasants holding land from a feudal lord, from cotier "tenant of a cote" (see cottage).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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