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que·ry    (kwîr) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. que·ries

1. A question; an inquiry.
2. A doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.
3. A notation, usually a question mark, calling attention to an item in order to question its validity or accuracy.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
que·ried , que·ry·ing , que·ries

1. To express doubt or uncertainty about; question: query someone's motives.
2. To put a question to (a person). See Synonyms at ask.
3. To mark (an item) with a notation in order to question its validity or accuracy.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Alteration of obsolete quaere, quere, from Latin quaere, imperative of quaerere, to ask, to seek

OTHER FORMS:
queri·er (Noun)

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