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Interrogation

//ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry. countable, uncountable

    "There is no interrogation in his eyes / Or in the hands, quiet over the horse's neck, / And the eyes watchful, waiting, perceiving, indifferent."

  2. 2
    an instance of questioning wordnet
  3. 3
    A question put; an inquiry. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    formal systematic questioning wordnet
  5. 5
    A question mark. countable, dated, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply wordnet
  2. 7
    a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English interrogacion, from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrogātiō, from interrogō, from inter- (“between; among”) + rogō (“ask; request”). Equivalent to inter- + rogation or interrogate + -ion.

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