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Synonyms: questin, ustion, questions, questor, questing, gestion, egestion, quentin, quaestio, requestion, questol

Antonyms: questin, ustion, questions, questor, questing, gestion, egestion, quentin, quaestio, requestion, questol

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Noun

1. A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
   • What is your question?
2. A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
   • The question of seniority will be discussed at the meeting.
   • There was a question of which material to use.
   • I've ordered it all, but there’s still the question of who’s going to pay.
3. A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.
   • His claim to the property has come under question.
   • The story is true beyond question.
   • He obeyed without question.
   • There was no question of his blaming me for his frustration.
4. A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
   • I move that the question be put to a vote.
5. Interrogation by torture.
6. Talk; conversation; speech.

Verb

1. To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
2. To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
3. To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.
4. To argue; to converse; to dispute.

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