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interrogation mark

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interrogation point

Also called interrogation mark.


Origin:
1590–1600

question mark

–noun
1. Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
2. something unanswered or unknown: His identity is still a question mark to most of us.
3. an anglewing butterfly, Polygonia interrogationis, having silver spots shaped like a question mark on the underside of each hind wing.

Origin:
1865–70
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question mark

A punctuation mark (?) that follows a direct question: “Is Ralph really seven feet tall?”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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