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inquiry

noun

1 inquiry

A search for knowledge.

synonyms: enquiry, research.

Roget 539: learning; acquisition of knowledge etc. 490, acquisition of skill etc. 698; acquirement, attainment; edification, scholarship, erudition; acquired knowledge, lore, ... show more

Roget 476: reasoning ratiocination rationalism; dialectics, induction, generalization.    discussion, comment; ventilation; inquiry etc. 461.    argumentation, controversy, debate; ... show more

Polish: studia, dociekania

2 inquiry

An instance of questioning.

synonyms: enquiry, interrogation, query, question.

Roget 461: inquiry; request etc. 765; search, research, quest, pursuit etc. 622.    examination, review, scrutiny, investigation, ... show more

Dutch: verzoek, vraag, nasporing, onderzoek, vragen, navraag
Polish: spytanie, zadanie pytania, zapytanie, nagabnięcie, zapytanie się, zwrócenie się z pytaniem, spytanie się, zagabnięcie

3 inquiry

A systematic investigation of a matter of public interest.

synonym: enquiry.

Dutch: onderzoek, enquête, inquisitie, navraag


adjective

Roget 461: inquiry etc. v.; inquisitive etc. (curious) 455; requisitive, requisitory; catechetical, inquisitorial, analytic; in search of, in quest of; ... show more

Moby thesaurus: amassing evidence, assize, audit, bone of contention, canvass, catechism, catechizing, change of venue, check, close inquiry, consumer research, consumer-preference survey, court-martial, cross-examination, cross-interrogatory, cross-question, debating point, delving, demand, department of investigation ... show more.

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