punctus percontativus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A reversed question mark (⸮), visually almost identical to the Arabic question mark (؟ (?)), used to mark the end of a percontative statement.

Word forms

punctus percontativus

Etymology

Latin: punctus (“point”) + percontativus (“percontative”) = “percontative point”

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