Meaning of punctus interrogativus | Babel Free
/ˌpʌŋktəs ɪntəɹɒɡəˈtiːvəs/Definitions
A medieval question mark, ⟨⹔⟩, possibly the ancestor of the modern mark ⟨?⟩.
Examples
“punctus percontativus A reversed, but not inverted punctus interrogativus […] used in the 16th and 17th centuries to indicate the end of a percontatio.”
“[…]manuscript punctuation has a punctus elevatus after the interjections and a punctus interrogativus at the end of the sentence.”
“[…]although none of these happend to have occasion to use the punctus interrogativus.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.