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query

que·ry [ kwree ]


noun  (plural que·ries)
Definition:
 
1. question: a request for information

2. doubt: a doubt or criticism

3. grammar 
Same as  question mark




transitive verb  (past and past participle que·ried, present participle que·ry·ing, 3rd person present singular que·ries)
Definition:
 
1. question something: to express doubts about, or objections to, something

2. ask something: to ask something as a question

[Mid-17th century. < obsolete quere "ask" (imperative), "query" < Latin quaere "ask" < quaerere "seek"]

que·ri·er noun
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