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question mark

Syllabification: (ques·tion mark)
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Definition of question mark

noun

  • a punctuation mark (?) indicating a question.
  • used to express doubt or uncertainty about something:there’s a question mark over his future

Grammar

This punctuation mark is used to mark the end of a question. It can also be used to indicate that the writer believes that a statement is doubtful or questionable:Who is Sylvia? All was going well until a passing lad with a sense of fun(?) pulled out the plug.

question mark in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of question mark in the British & World English dictionary