| 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. |
Barnard Bar·nard (bär'nərd, bär-närd'), Christiaan Neethling. Born 1923.
South African surgeon who performed the first human heart transplant (1967).
| Barnard (bär'nərd) Pronunciation Key
South African surgeon who performed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967. |