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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Library in Itself

The dictionary's 1913 edition of the 1900 International, renamed Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, has in modern times been used in various free online resources, as its copyright lapsed and it became public domain.
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Inquiry

Inquiry (inquiry)
n.(?)
In*quir"y
; pl. Inquiries (#). [See Inquire.] [Written also enquiry.]
  1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.

    He could no path nor track of foot descry,
    Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim.
    Spenser.

    The men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate. Acts x. 17.

  2. Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination into facts or principles; research; investigation; as, physical inquiries.

    All that is wanting to the perfection of this art will undoubtedly be found, if able men . . . will make inquiry into it. Dryden.

    Court of inquiry. See under Court. -- Writ of inquiry, a writ issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the plaintiff's damages, where they can not readily be ascertained by mere calculation. Burrill.

    Syn. -- Interrogation; interrogatory; question; query; scrutiny; investigation; research; examination.














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