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que·ry

Audio Help [kweer-ee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -ries, verb, -ried, -ry·ing.

–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. -y³) of earlier quere < L quaere quaere

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—Related forms

que·ry·ing·ly, adverb

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que·ry Audio Help (kwîr'ē) Pronunciation Key
n. 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.

tr.v. que·ried, que·ry·ing, 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.