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in⋅ter⋅ro⋅ga⋅tion
[in-ter-uh-gey-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | the act of interrogating; questioning. |
| 2. | an instance of being interrogated: He seemed shaken after his interrogation. |
| 3. | a question; inquiry. |
| 4. | a written list of questions. |
| 5. | an interrogation point; question mark. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME interrogacio(u)n < L interrogātiōn- (s. of interrogātiō). See interrogate, -ion
1350–1400; ME interrogacio(u)n < L interrogātiōn- (s. of interrogātiō). See interrogate, -ion
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| in·ter·ro·gate
(ĭn-těr'ə-gāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·ter·ro·gat·ed, in·ter·ro·gat·ing, in·ter·ro·gates
[Middle English enterrogate, from Latin interrogāre, interrogāt- : inter-, in the presence of; see inter- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] in·ter'ro·ga'tion n., in·ter'ro·ga'tion·al adj., in·ter'ro·ga'tor n. |
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interrogation
c.1386, "a questioning," from O.Fr. interrogation (13c.), from L. interrogationem (nom. interrogatio) "a question, questioning," from interrogatus, pp. of interrogare, from inter- "between" + rogare "ask, to question" (see rogation). Interrogate is a 1483 back-formation.
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| interrogation | |
noun | |
| 1. | a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" [syn: question] |
| 2. | a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder |
| 3. | formal systematic questioning |
| 4. | an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: question] [ant: answer] |
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Interrogation
In*ter`ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. interrogatio: cf. F. interrogation.]1. The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry. 2. A question put; an inquiry. 3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Called also interrogation point. Note: In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is not only placed at the end of an interrogative sentence, but is also placed, inverted [as thus ([iques])], at the beginning.
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