ɪ adjective
1.
engaged in or having the power of flight.
2.
active; moving.
Origin:
1840–50; < Latin volitant- (stem of volitāns), present participle of volitāre to flutter, frequentative of volāre to fly; see -ant
1840–50; < Latin volitant- (stem of volitāns), present participle of volitāre to flutter, frequentative of volāre to fly; see -ant
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| —adj | |
| 1. | flying or moving about rapidly |
| 2. | capable of flying |
| [C19: from Latin volitāre to flit, from volāre to fly] | |
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Volitant
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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