vo'litionary
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volition (vəˈlɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of exercising the will: of one's own volition |
| 2. | the faculty or capability of conscious choice, decision, and intention; the will |
| 3. | the resulting choice or resolution |
| 4. | philosophy an act of will as distinguished from the physical movement it intends to bring about |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin volitiō, from Latin vol- as in volō I will, present stem of velle to wish] | |
| vo'litional | |
| —adj | |
| vo'litionary | |
| —adj | |
| vo'litionally | |
| —adv | |
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Vo'litionary
is always a great word to know.
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| 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 calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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