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interrogatives

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noun

  1. (grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.
  2. A question; an interrogation.

noun

  1. The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
  2. A state of doubt or uncertainty.“There’s a question mark over whether or not he’ll be fit for the next game.”
  3. An enigmatic, inscrutable, or mysterious person or thing; an enigma, a riddle.
  4. Polygonia interrogationis, a North American nymphalid butterfly with a silver mark on the underside of its hindwing resembling a question mark (sense 1).

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