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      question
      noun
      A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
      A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
      A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.
      A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
      (now archaic, historical, chiefly with definite article) Interrogation by torture.
      (obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.
      verb
      (transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
      (intransitive) To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.
      (transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
      (intransitive, obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.
      Roots
      quaeroquest- · Latin · seek, ask
      Synonyms for question
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      Words related to question
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