interrogation point

interrogation point
    n 1: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to
         indicate a question [syn: {question mark}, {interrogation
         point}]
    

Interrogation \In*ter`ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. interrogatio: cf. F.
   interrogation.]
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   1. The act or process of interrogating or questioning;
      examination by questions; an instance of interrogating;
      inquiry.
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   2. A question put; an inquiry.
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   3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that the
      sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is
      used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Usually called
      a {question mark}; called also {interrogation point}.
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   Note: In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is
         not only placed at the end of an interrogative
         sentence, but is also placed, inverted [as thus
         ([iques])], at the beginning.
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