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English Dictionary: Interrogative by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Interrogative
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
interrogative
adj
  1. relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood; "not all questions have an interrogative construction"
  2. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
    Synonym(s): interrogative, interrogatory
    Antonym(s): asserting(a), declarative, declaratory
n
  1. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
    Synonym(s): question, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence
  2. some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
    Synonym(s): interrogative mood, interrogative
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, a. [L. interrogativus: cf. F.
      interrogatif.]
      Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as,
      an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)
      A word used in asking questions; as, who? which? why?
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