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que⋅ry
[kweer-ee]
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. |
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que·ry (kwîr'ē) n. pl. que·ries
[Alteration of obsolete quaere, quere, from Latin quaere, imperative of quaerere, to ask, to seek.] que'ri·er n. |
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