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percontation.

an enquiry

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpɜːkɒnˈteɪʃn̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌpɝkənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/General-American
  1. an enquiry

    formal · obsolete · rare
  2. A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”.

    formal · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

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

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