percontation
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percontation
- /ˌpɜːkɒnˈteɪʃn̩/ UK
- /ˌpɝkənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin percontatiō (“inquiry, questioning”), from percontor (“to interrogate, investigate”) + -tiō.
noun percontations · percunctation
- an enquiry Percontation. An enquiry.
- A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”. Percontation is a thing for which we cannot anſwer ſignificantly, as in Interrogation, yes: but as thus, he dwelleth in ſuch a place.
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noun question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer
| Português | busca, interrogação |
|---|---|
| Français | enquête |
| Deutsch | Nachforschung, Nachfrage |
| Italiano | interrogazione |
Talk about this word "percontation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/percontation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. percontation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/percontation "percontation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/percontation.Cite this
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title = {percontation},
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