Wiktionary:Word of the day/2020/September 24

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Word of the day
for September 24
question mark n
  1. (typography) The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
  2. (figuratively, informal) A state of doubt or uncertainty.
  3. (figuratively, informal) 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).

Today is National Punctuation Day in the United States, a celebration established by Jeff Rubin in 2004 to promote the correct use of punctuation.

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