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noun a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
noun a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder
noun formal systematic questioning
originFrom Middle English interrogacion, from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrogātiō, from interrogō, from inter- (“between; among”) + rogō (“to ask; to request”). Equivalent to inter- + rogation or interrogate + -ion.
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