Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for QUE'RY
QUE'RY, n. [from L. quære, imperative of quæro; perhaps Ch. and Heb. {foreign} to seek, to class=Section2> search, to inquire; {foreign} id.; Ar. {foreign} karau:, to follow, to seek. Class Gr, No. 51, 53, 55. The sense is to press on, to follow, to urge.]
A question; an inquiry to be answered or resolved. I will conclude by proposing some queries. Newton.
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