Mackinac

Mack·i·nac

[mak-uh-naw]
noun
1.
a strait between the peninsulas of Upper Michigan and Lower Michigan, connecting lakes Huron and Michigan.
2.
Also, Mackinac Island. an island in Lake Huron at the entrance of this strait. 517; 3 miles (5 km) long.
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Mackinac (ˈmækɪˌnɔː, -ˌnæk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a wooded island in N Michigan, in the Straits of Mackinac (a channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan): an ancient Indian burial ground; state park. Length: 5 km (3 miles)

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Mackinac 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.
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