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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply;
- Example: "he asked a direct question"
- Example: "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
[syn: question, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence]

2. some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood;
[syn: interrogative mood, interrogative]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood;
- Example: "not all questions have an interrogative construction"

2. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation;
[syn: interrogative, interrogatory]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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 [syn: interrogative, interrogatory] [ant:
       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" [syn: question, interrogation,
         interrogative, interrogative sentence]
    2: some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute
       a mood [syn: interrogative mood, interrogative]