triquetra

[trahy-kwee-truh, -kwe-]

tri·que·tra

[trahy-kwee-truh, -kwe-]
noun
a geometrical figure having three points, especially one formed of three intersecting ellipses: The triquetra was often used in ancient art to symbolize a triune deity.

Origin:
1580–90; < Neo-Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin triquetrus triquetrous

tri·quet·ric [trahy-kwe-trik] , adjective
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Triquetra 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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