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yataghan

[yat-uh-gan, -guhn; Turk. yah-tah-gahn]

yat·a·ghan

[yat-uh-gan, -guhn; Turk. yah-tah-gahn]
noun
a Turkish saber having a doubly curved blade, concave toward the hilt, and a hilt with a prominent pommel and no guard.
Also, ataghan, yat·a·gan.


Origin:
1810–20; < Turkish yatağan
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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.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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yataghan or ataghan (ˈjætəɡən)
 
n
a Turkish sword with a curved single-edged blade
 
[C19: from Turkish yataǧan]
 
ataghan or ataghan
 
n
 
[C19: from Turkish yataǧan]

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