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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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Origin:
1625–35; alter. (cf. -y 3 ) of earlier quere < L quaere quaere

Related forms:
que⋅ry⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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que·ry   (kwîr'ē)   
n.   pl. que·ries

  1. A question; an inquiry.

  2. A doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.

  3. 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

  1. To express doubt or uncertainty about; question: query someone's motives.

  2. To put a question to (a person). See Synonyms at ask.

  3. To mark (an item) with a notation in order to question its validity or accuracy.


[Alteration of obsolete quaere, quere, from Latin quaere, imperative of quaerere, to ask, to seek.]
que'ri·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

query 
1535, 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 1635.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

query
1. A user's (or agent's) request for information, generally as a formal request to a database or search engine.
SQL is the most common database query language.
2. question mark.
(1997-04-09)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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