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noun, plural queries. 1.
a question; an inquiry.
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mental reservation; doubt.
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Printing. a question mark (?), especially as added on a manuscript, proof sheet, or the like, indicating doubt as to some point in the text.
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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.
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verb (used with object), queried, querying. 5.
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to ask or inquire about: No one queried his presence.
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to question as doubtful or obscure: to query a statement.
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Printing. to mark (a manuscript, proof sheet, etc.) with a query.
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to ask questions of.
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Origin of query
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Word Value for que-ry
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1625-35; alteration (cf. -y (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/-y)3) of earlier quere < Latin quaere quaere (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/quaere)
Related forms queryingly, adverb outquery, verb (used with object), outqueried, outquerying. unqueried, adjective
Can be confused inquiry (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/inquiry), query. quarry (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/quarry), query.
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Examples from the Web for que-ry Contemporary Examples The U.S. Air Force would not officially comment on the matter and deferred all queries to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Are Russian Bombers Flying Nuclear Drills Near Europe—Or Just Testing NATO’s Defenses? (http://www.thedailybeast.com? (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/30/are-russian-bombers-flying-nuclear-drillssource=dictionary) near-europe-or-just-testing-nato-s-defenses.html?source=dictionary) Dave Majumdar (http://www.thedailybeast.com/contributors/dave-majumdar.html? source=dictionary) October 30, 2014
None of its leaders responded to queries from The Daily Beast. A Racist’s Crazy Ski Resort Smackdown (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/18/a(http://www.thedailybeast.com? racist-s-crazy-ski-resort-imbroglio.html?source=dictionary) source=dictionary) James Kirchick (http://www.thedailybeast.com/contributors/james-kirchick.html? source=dictionary) October 18, 2014
British Dictionary definitions for que-ry
query /kwr
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noun (pl) -ries 1.
a question, esp one expressing doubt, uncertainty, or an objection
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a less common name for question mark (/browse/question-mark)
verb (transitive) -ries, -rying, -ried 3.
to express uncertainty, doubt, or an objection concerning (something)
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Word Origin and History for que-ry
query n. 1530s, quaere "a question," from Latin quaere "ask," imperative of quaerere "to seek, look for; strive, endeavor, strive to gain; ask, require, demand;" figuratively "seek mentally, seek to learn, make inquiry," probably ultimately from PIE *kwo-, root forming the stem of relative and interrogative pronouns (see who (/browse/who)). Spelling Englished or altered c.1600 by influence of inquiry.
query v. "to question," 1650s, from query (/browse/query) (n.). Related: Queried; querying. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Cite This Source
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