percontation
per·con·ta·tion
percontation · percontations
An enquiryAn enquiry
UK/ˌpɜːkɒnˈteɪʃn̩/US/ˌpɝkənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
Meaning
2 senses(formal, obsolete, rare)An enquiry
[Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, "Percontation" percontation noun per·con·ta·tion ˌpərˌkän‧ˈtāshən plural -s archaic : an act or process of questioning : inquiry]
(formal, obsolete, rare)A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”.
Nachforschung, Nachfrage
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin percontatiō (“inquiry, questioning”), from percontor (“to intLearned borrowing from Latin percontatiō (“inquiry, questioning”), from percontor (“to interrogate, investigate”) + -tiō.
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