ope

ope

[ohp]
adjective, verb (used with object), verb (used without object), oped, op·ing. Literary.
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ope (əʊp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb, —adj
an archaic or poetic word for open

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Ope 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.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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ope
short for open (q.v.), mid-13c.; originally as awake is from awaken, etc.
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