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interrogative |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, a. [L. interrogativus: cf F. interrogatif.] Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, n. (Gram.) A word used in asking questions; as who? which? why? From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: interrogative adj 1: (grammar) relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood; "not all questions have an interrogative construction" 2: relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation [syn: {interrogatory}, {asking(a)}] [ant: {declarative}, {declarative}] n 1: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" [syn: {question}, {interrogation}, {interrogative sentence}] 2: some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood [syn: {interrogative mood}]
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