QUESTIONIST

Etymology

Noun

questionist (plural questionists)

(obsolete) A person preparing for, or taking, their final exam at university.

(obsolete) An inquisitive person, a questioner.

Source: Wiktionary


Ques"tion*ist, n.

1. A questioner; an inquirer. [Obs.]

2. (Eng. Univ.)

Definition: A candidate for honors or degrees who is near the time of his examination.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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