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interrogative

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in⋅ter⋅rog⋅a⋅tive

  [in-tuh-rog-uh-tiv]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or conveying a question.
2. Grammar. forming, constituting, or used in or to form a question: an interrogative pronoun, suffix, particle, or sentence.
–noun
3. Grammar. an interrogative word, element, or construction, as who? and what?
Origin:
1510–20; < LL interrogātīvus. See interrogate, -ive

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅rog⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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in·ter·rog·a·tive   (ĭn'tə-rŏg'ə-tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Asking a question or being of the nature of a question: an interrogative raising of the eyebrows.

  2. Of, relating to, or being an element or construction used to ask a question: an interrogative adverb; an interrogative particle.

n.  

  1. A word or form used to ask a question.

  2. A sentence or an expression that asks a question.

in'ter·rog'a·tive·ly adv.
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