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inquiry
noun
-
inquiry
,
inquiries
a
question
you
ask
or
the
act
of
asking
to
get
information
•
The
tourist
made
an
inquiry
at
the
hotel
desk
about
local
tours
.
The
tourist
made
an
inquiry
at
the
hotel
desk
about
local
tours
.
•
Parents
often
call
the
school
office
with
an
inquiry
about
upcoming
events
.
Parents
often
call
the
school
office
with
an
inquiry
about
upcoming
events
.
From
early
15th-century
English
,
borrowed
from
Anglo-French
enquerre
and
Medieval
Latin
inquirere
“
to
seek
for
,
ask
about
.”
noun
-
inquiry
,
inquiries
an
official
investigation
that
tries
to
discover
the
truth
about
something
serious
•
The
government
ordered
an
inquiry
into
the
cause
of
the
bridge
collapse
.
The
government
ordered
an
inquiry
into
the
cause
of
the
bridge
collapse
.
•
A
public
inquiry
revealed
serious
safety
failures
at
the
factory
.
A
public
inquiry
revealed
serious
safety
failures
at
the
factory
.
Meaning
“
formal
investigation
”
developed
in
English
during
the
19th
century
as
governments
began
to
set
up
official
panels
to
examine
accidents
and
scandals
.
