"(?)" meaning in All languages combined

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Punctuation [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|punctuation mark|||||or||or||or||cat2=|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=|head2=|sc=|sort=}} (?), {{mul-punctuation mark}} (?)
  1. Marks a dubious statement / spelling / meaning.
    Sense id: en-(?)-mul-punct-r6SIdLFg
  2. Indicates confusion.
    Sense id: en-(?)-mul-punct-MakOGtps
  3. (especially closed captioning) Indicates a question asked with a sarcastic tone of voice. Categories (topical): Translingual punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-(?)-mul-punct-eEi~i5AA Disambiguation of Translingual punctuation marks: 33 21 46 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 31 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 31 63 Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 8 29 62
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        {
          "ref": "1998, Frans de Waal, “Two Power Takeovers”, in Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes, Revised edition (in English), Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, Natural History/Politics, page 100:",
          "text": "Once again Yeroen is the aggressor, provoked by Luit's displays. Together with Gorilla and Puist, Yeroen chases Luit at full speed, screaming as he runs. Luit is also screaming. Just when Yeroen succeeds in catching up with Luit, Yeroen accidentally (?) goes head over heels. After this the chase continues but ends abruptly when both males flee up a tree and the two females do not follow.",
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        "Marks a dubious statement / spelling / meaning."
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          "ref": "1892 [1891 January], “Promotion of an Officer on the Russian Frontier”, in Translation of the Peking Gazette for 1891 (in English), Shanghai, →OCLC, page 18, column 1:",
          "text": "The provincial capital of Heilungchiang closely adjoins the Russian frontier town of Hailanpao (?) and international questions are constantly arising. At the request of the Governor the Tsungli Yamên appointed Keng Shan, a pupil of the Tung-wên-kuan, with nominal rank as a second class secretary of a board, to co-operate with the Deputy Lieutenant-General stationed there in the management of international affairs.",
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        "Indicates confusion."
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          "text": "Is the Pope Catholic(?)",
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        "Indicates a question asked with a sarcastic tone of voice."
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          "sarcastic"
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        "(especially closed captioning) Indicates a question asked with a sarcastic tone of voice."
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          "ref": "1998, Frans de Waal, “Two Power Takeovers”, in Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes, Revised edition (in English), Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, Natural History/Politics, page 100:",
          "text": "Once again Yeroen is the aggressor, provoked by Luit's displays. Together with Gorilla and Puist, Yeroen chases Luit at full speed, screaming as he runs. Luit is also screaming. Just when Yeroen succeeds in catching up with Luit, Yeroen accidentally (?) goes head over heels. After this the chase continues but ends abruptly when both males flee up a tree and the two females do not follow.",
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Download raw JSONL data for (?) meaning in All languages combined (2.8kB)

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