"¿ ?" meaning in All languages combined

See ¿ ? on Wiktionary

Punctuation [Catalan]

Forms: ¿ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ca|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=¿ ?}} ¿ ?
  1. occasionally encloses a question in modern Catalan; at other times, a lone question mark is used at the end with nothing at the beginning of the question Categories (topical): Catalan matched pairs, Catalan punctuation marks Related terms: ¡ !, ?
    Sense id: en-¿_?-ca-punct-PbTOElTw Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Punctuation [Ladino]

Forms: ¿ [canonical]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Spanish ¿ ? Etymology templates: {{lbor|lad|es|¿ ?}} Learned borrowing from Spanish ¿ ? Head templates: {{head|lad|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=¿ ?}} ¿ ?
  1. encloses a question in Judezmo; equivalent in English and many other languages: ? Categories (topical): Ladino matched pairs, Ladino punctuation marks Synonyms: ?
    Sense id: en-¿_?-lad-punct-N2OEXEVA Categories (other): Ladino entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Punctuation [Spanish]

Forms: ¿ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|es|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=¿ ?}} ¿ ?
  1. encloses a question in Spanish; equivalent in English and many other languages: ? Categories (topical): Spanish matched pairs, Spanish punctuation marks Coordinate_terms: ¡ !
    Sense id: en-¿_?-es-punct-BTfaCgIe Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Punctuation [Tagalog]

Forms: ¿ [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ¿ ?. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|¿ ?}} Borrowed from Spanish ¿ ? Head templates: {{tl-head|punctuation mark}} ¿ ?, {{tlb|tl|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. encloses a question in Tagalog Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Tagalog punctuation marks Related terms: ¡ !
    Sense id: en-¿_?-tl-punct-uWeXxkAb Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header

Punctuation [Translingual]

Forms: ¿ [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|mul|punctuation mark|||||or||or||or||cat2=matched pairs|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=¿ ?|head2=|sc=|sort=}} ¿ ?, {{mul-punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=¿ ?}} ¿ ?
  1. Encloses a question in some languages. Categories (topical): Translingual matched pairs, Translingual punctuation marks Related terms: ¡ !
    Sense id: en-¿_?-mul-punct-RJn1j-i4 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header
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        "11": "or",
        "12": "",
        "2": "punctuation mark",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "or",
        "8": "",
        "9": "or",
        "cat2": "matched pairs",
        "f1lang": "en",
        "f1nolink": "",
        "f2lang": "en",
        "f2nolink": "",
        "f3lang": "en",
        "f3nolink": "",
        "f4lang": "en",
        "f4nolink": "",
        "head": "¿ ?",
        "head2": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "¿ ?",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "cat2": "matched pairs",
        "head": "¿ ?"
      },
      "expansion": "¿ ?",
      "name": "mul-punctuation mark"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Translingual",
  "lang_code": "mul",
  "pos": "punct",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "¡ !"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Translingual entries with incorrect language header",
        "Translingual lemmas",
        "Translingual matched pairs",
        "Translingual punctuation marks",
        "Translingual terms spelled with ?",
        "Translingual terms spelled with ¿"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Encloses a question in some languages."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "punctuation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "¿ ?"
}

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