in-qui-ry

in·qui·ry

 noun \in-ˈkwī(-ə)r-ē, ˈin-ˌ; ˈin-kwə-rē, ˈiŋ-; ˈin-ˌkwir-ē\

: a request for information

: an official effort to collect and examine information about something

: the act of asking questions in order to gather or collect information

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