[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

interrogation \inter`roga"tion\, n. l. interrogatio: cf. f.
   interrogation.
   1913 webster
   1. the act or process of interrogating or questioning;
      examination by questions; an instance of interrogating;
      inquiry.
      1913 webster

   2. a question put; an inquiry.
      1913 webster

   3. a point, mark, or sign, thus ?, indicating that the
      sentence with which it is connected is a question. it is
      used to express doubt, or to mark a query. usually called
      a question mark; called also interrogation point.
      1913 webster +pjc

   note: in works printed in the spanish language this mark is
         not only placed at the end of an interrogative
         sentence, but is also placed, inverted as thus
         iques, at the beginning.
         1913 webster
see also:
question mark interrogation point 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

interrogation
     n 1: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a
          direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his
          interrogations" syn: question, interrogative, interrogative
          sentence
     2: a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission
        from a transponder
     3: formal systematic questioning syn: examination, interrogatory
     4: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my
        training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were
        present" syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, query
        ant: answer
see also:
question interrogative interrogative sentence examination interrogatory inquiry 
enquiry query answer 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

48 moby thesaurus words for "interrogation":
   socratic method, asking, bone of contention,
   bringing into question, catechetical method, catechism,
   catechization, catechizing, challenge, cross-examination,
   cross-interrogatory, cross-question, debating point, demand,
   dispute, examination, feeler, grilling, inquiring, inquiry,
   inquisition, interpellation, interrogative, interrogatory,
   investigation, issue, leader, leading question, moot point,
   point at issue, point in question, probing, problem, pumping,
   query, querying, question, question at issue, question mark,
   questioning, quiz, quizzing, quodlibet, seeking, third degree,
   topic, trial balloon, vexed question

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