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que⋅ry

  [kweer-ee] noun, plural -ries, verb, -ried, -ry⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a question; an inquiry.
2. mental reservation; doubt.
3. Printing. a question mark (?), esp. as added on a manuscript, proof sheet, or the like, indicating doubt as to some point in the text.
4. an inquiry from a writer to an editor of a magazine, newspaper, etc., regarding the acceptability of or interest in an idea for an article, news story, or the like: usually presented in the form of a letter that outlines or describes the projected piece.
–verb (used with object)
5. to ask or inquire about: No one queried his presence.
6. to question as doubtful or obscure: to query a statement.
7. Printing. to mark (a manuscript, proof sheet, etc.) with a query.
8. to ask questions of.
Origin:
1625–35; alter. (cf. -y 3 ) of earlier quere < L quaere quaere

Related forms:
que⋅ry⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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que·ry   (kwîr'ē)   
n.   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.
tr.v.   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.

[Alteration of obsolete quaere, quere, from Latin quaere, imperative of quaerere, to ask, to seek.]
que'ri·er n.
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