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Meaning of 'inquiry' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inquiry [ n.]
- The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
- Search for truth, information, or knoledge; examination into facts or principles; research; invextigation; as, physical inquiries.

Meaning of 'inquiry' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inquiry [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a search for knowledge
Example in sentence:
  • their pottery deserves more research than it has received
Meaning (2):
- an instance of questioning
Example in sentence:
  • there was a question about my training;
  • we made inquiries of all those who were present

Nearby Words:

inquartation inquest inquiet inquietation inquietness inquietude inquiline inquinate inquination inquirable

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