participle (ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl, pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| present participle See also past participle a nonfinite form of verbs, in English and other languages, used adjectivally and in the formation of certain compound tenses | |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin participium, from particeps partaker, from pars | |
| participial | |
| —adj, —n | |
| parti'cipially | |
| —adv | |
| 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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