INQUIRY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

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    Hypernyms(s) inquiry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  2. Meaning
    • a search for knowledge

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    • their pottery deserves more research than it has received

    Hypernyms(s) inquiry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  3. Meaning
    • an instance of questioning

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    • there was a question about my training
    • we made inquiries of all those who were present

    Hypernyms(s) inquiry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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