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punctus percontativus
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反転した疑問符(⸮)。 / 外観がアラビア語の疑問符(؟)にほぼ類似している記号。 / ペルコンタティヴ(percontative)文、すなわち皮肉や逆説を含む疑問文の終わりを示す記号。
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A reversed question mark (⸮), visually almost identical to the Arabic question mark (؟ (?)), used to mark the end of a percontative statement; a sarcasm mark.
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punctus percontativus
The medieval manuscript contained a rare punctus percontativus at the end of a rhetorical question, its tiny reversed mark surprising modern readers.
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The medieval manuscript contained a rare punctus percontativus at the end of a rhetorical question, its tiny reversed mark surprising modern readers.
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