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noun
A question that is introduced by a wh-word (what, where, why, etc.) and cannot be answered by yes or no.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: polar question, yes-no question
noun
Alternative letter-case form of wh-question.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the fact that many of the adverbs and pronouns that are used at the beginning of such sentences, such as what, when, which, who, and why, begin with wh.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
