"inverted question mark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inverted question marks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=inverted question mark}} inverted question mark (plural inverted question marks)
  1. The punctuation mark "¿", which is placed at the beginning of questions in Spanish and, less commonly, Catalan. Categories (topical): Punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-inverted_question_mark-en-noun-j5uCzdQQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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