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      query
      noun
      A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
      (computing, databases) A set of instructions passed to a database.
      A question mark.
      A surname.
      (publishing) Ellipsis of query letter. [A formal letter sent to an editor, literary agent or publisher in order to propose an idea for a written work.]
      verb
      (transitive) To ask, inquire.
      (transitive) To question or call into doubt.
      (intransitive) To ask a question.
      (computing, databases) To pass a set of instructions to a database to retrieve information from it.
      (transitive, Internet) To send a private message to (a user on IRC).
      (intransitive, publishing) To send out a query letter.
      Roots
      quaeroquer- · Latin · seek, ask
      Synonyms for query
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