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que·ry
 (kwîr   )
KEY
NOUN:
pl.
que·ries
- A question; an inquiry.
- A doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.
- A notation, usually a question mark, calling attention to an item in order to question its validity or accuracy.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
que·ried
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que·ry·ing
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que·ries
- To express doubt or uncertainty about; question:
query someone's motives.
- To put a question to (a person). See Synonyms at ask.
- To mark (an item) with a notation in order to question its validity or accuracy.
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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