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

query \que"ry\, n.; pl. queries. l. quaere, imperative sing.
   of quaerere, quaesitum to seek or search for, to ask,
   inquire. cf. acquire, conquer, exquisite, quest,
   require.
   1. a question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.
      1913 webster

            i shall conclude with proposing only some queries,
            in order to a . . . search to be made by others.
                                                  --sir i.
                                                  newton.
      1913 webster

   2. a question in the mind; a doubt; as, i have a query about
      his sincerity.
      1913 webster

   3. an interrogation point ? as the sign of a question or a
      doubt.
      1913 webster
see also:
queries acquire conquer exquisite quest require 

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