naval

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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naval (ˈneɪv^əl)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, characteristic of, or having a navy
2.	of or relating to ships; nautical

[C16: from Latin nāvālis, from nāvis ship; related to Greek naus, Old Norse nōr ship, Sanskrit nau]

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naval

c.1600, from L. navalis "pertaining to a ship or ships," from navis "ship," from PIE *nau- "boat" (cf. Skt. nauh, acc. navam "ship, boat;" Arm. nav "ship;" Gk. naus "ship," nautes "sailor;" O.Ir. nau "ship;" Welsh noe "a flat vessel;" O.N. nor "ship").

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