| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·quir·y |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n-kw r  , nkwr , nkw -r, ng- |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also en·quir·y (  n-kwr, nkw-r) |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. in·quir·ies
1. The act of inquiring. 2. A question; a query. 3. A close examination of a matter in a search for information or truth. | | SYNONYMS: | inquiry, inquest, inquisition, investigation, probe, research These nouns denote a quest for knowledge, data, or truth: filed an inquiry about the lost shipment; holding an inquest to determine the cause of his death; an inquisition into her political activities; a criminal investigation; a probe into alleged police corruption; scientific research.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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