INTERROGATION

question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation

(noun) an instance of questioning; “there was a question about my training”; “we made inquiries of all those who were present”

interrogation, examination, interrogatory

(noun) formal systematic questioning

question, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence

(noun) a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; “he asked a direct question”; “he had trouble phrasing his interrogations”

interrogation

(noun) a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

interrogation (countable and uncountable, plural interrogations)

The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.

A question put; an inquiry.

(dated) A question mark.

Usage notes

• Generally used with the preposition under: "He is under interrogation about last night's events."

Source: Wiktionary


In*ter`ro*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. interrogatio: cf. F. interrogation.]

1. The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.

2. A question put; an inquiry.

3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [], indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Called also interrogation point.

Note: In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is not only placed at the end of an interrogative sentence, but is also placed, inverted [as thus (Âż)], at the beginning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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