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questionnaire.

A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey.

13 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌk(w)ɛstjəˈnɛə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkwɛs.t͡ʃəˈnɛɹ/Canada, General-American

  1. A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey.

    carry out a questionnaire
    fill out a questionnaire
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin quaerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin quaestiōder. Latin quaestiōnō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Late Latin quaestiōnāriusbor. French questionnairebor. English questionnaire Borrowed from French questionnaire, from Late Latin quaestionarius, from quaestio (English question) + -arius, from quaerō (“to question”) (English query).

verb/ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌk(w)ɛstjəˈnɛə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkwɛs.t͡ʃəˈnɛɹ/Canada, General-American

  1. To survey using questionnaires.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin quaerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin quaestiōder. Latin quaestiōnō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Late Latin quaestiōnāriusbor. French questionnairebor. English questionnaire Borrowed from French questionnaire, from Late Latin quaestionarius, from quaestio (English question) + -arius, from quaerō (“to question”) (English query).

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