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percontation

Pronunciation: /ˌpɜːkɒnˈteɪʃn̩/

The English word “percontation” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. an enquiry
  2. A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin percontatiō (“inquiry, questioning”), from percontor (“to interrogate, investigate”) + -tiō.

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