query
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i noun
1.
a question; an inquiry.
2.
mental reservation; doubt.
3.
Printing. a question mark (?), especially 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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World English Dictionary
query (ˈkwɪərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | a question, esp one expressing doubt, uncertainty, or an objection |
| 2. | a less common name for question mark |
| —vb , -ries, -ries, -rying, -ried | |
| 3. | to express uncertainty, doubt, or an objection concerning (something) |
| 4. | to express as a query: "What's up now?" she queried |
| 5. | (US) to put a question to (a person); ask |
| [C17: from earlier quere, from Latin quaere ask!, from quaerere to seek, inquire] | |
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Word Origin & History
query
1530s, quære, from L. quære "ask," imperative of quærere "to seek, gain, ask," probably ultimately from PIE *kwo-, base forming the stem of relative and interrogative pronouns. Spelling altered c.1600 by influence of inquiry. The noun in the sense of "a question" is attested from 1630s.
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Computing Dictionary
query definition
1.
SQL is the most common database query language.
2.
(1997-04-09)
Example sentences
This is the kind of query that should be left to medical people.
If it wasn't asked so often, that query would sound crazy.
My query is whether such hatred is necessary if a writer's mind is as good as his pen.
The response to your query is that you are adding an extra, inefficient, step for no reason.
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