magnesic
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magnesia (mæɡˈniːʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| another name for magnesium oxide | |
| [C14: via Medieval Latin from Greek Magnēsia, of Magnēs ancient mineral-rich region] | |
| mag'nesian | |
| —adj | |
| magnesic | |
| —adj | |
| mag'nesial | |
| —adj | |
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Magnesic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| 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 fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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