passus

pas·sus

[pas-uhs]
noun, plural pas·sus, pas·sus·es.
a section or division of a story, poem, etc.; canto.

Origin:
1565–75; < Medieval Latin, Latin: step. See pace1

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passus (ˈpæsəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -sus, -suses
(esp in medieval literature) a division or section of a poem, story, etc
 
[C16: from Latin: step, pace1]

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Passus is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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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