Meanings
plural interrogation points · alternative interrogation-point
- A question mark.
He was conscious that Flamel was looking at him with the smile that was like an interrogation point.
1900, Edith Wharton, chapter 4, in The Touchstone1 more example
"What often happens is combat teams are mixed between English and French soldiers from across Canada, orders are given in English and the French guys don't understand. Or, the orders are given in French and the English guys don't understand. . . . [A]nd they walk out with a big interrogation point on their face."
2007 October 31, Bill Graveland, “Call for troops to be comfortable in both official languages”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 09 Feb 2010Synonyms: interrogation mark
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA question mark.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna punctuation mark (‘?’) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the Latin punctus interrogativus. Compare exclamation point.
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