percontationn.

Brit.

/ˌpəːkɒnˈteɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌpərkənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin percontatiōn-, percontatiō.

Etymology: < classical Latin percontatiōn-, percontatiō action of questioning, particular question < percontāt- , past participial stem of percontārī (also percontāre ) to inquire, interrogate ( < per- per- prefix + contus boat-pole: see quant n.¹) + -iō -ion suffix¹. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pə̄ɹkǫntēⁱ·ʃən) /ˌpɜːkɒnˈteɪʃən/.

Now rare.

A question or inquiry which requires more than a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun] > instance of

inquisitionc1440

investigation1533

sight1592

review1611

percontation1623

evestigation1658

inquirendoa1846

shakedown1914

look-around1967

nosy1990

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Percontation, an enquiry.

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 41 Percontation is a thing for which we cannot answer significantly, as in Interrogation, yes: but as thus, He dwelleth in such a place.

1702 Lives Anc. Philosophers viii. 292 Of Discibles..some are..Perfect, as compleating the Sentence; some of which compleat it without Affirmation or Negation, Verity or Falsity, as in Interrogations, Percontations, Imperative Expressions, [etc.].

1844 S. R. Maitland Dark Ages ii. 24 Between a percontation and interrogation, the ancients made this distinction—that the former admitted a variety of answers, while the latter must be replied to by ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

1877 Month Aug. 402 He knew the mysteries of intonation and accentuation sufficiently to be able to impress upon his hearers the difference between a ‘percontation’ and an ‘interrogation’.

1982 V. Salmon in J. A. Anderson Lang. Form & Ling. Variation 421 It might..be useful to reintroduce percontation for wh- questions, and reserve interrogation for yes/no questions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	percontation
释义	percontationn. Brit. /ˌpəːkɒnˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpərkənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin percontatiōn-, percontatiō. Etymology: < classical Latin percontatiōn-, percontatiō action of questioning, particular question < percontāt- , past participial stem of percontārī (also percontāre ) to inquire, interrogate ( < per- per- prefix + contus boat-pole: see quant n.¹) + -iō -ion suffix¹. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pə̄ɹkǫntēⁱ·ʃən) /ˌpɜːkɒnˈteɪʃən/. Now rare. A question or inquiry which requires more than a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun] > instance of inquisitionc1440 investigation1533 sight1592 review1611 percontation1623 evestigation1658 inquirendoa1846 shakedown1914 look-around1967 nosy1990 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Percontation, an enquiry. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 41 Percontation is a thing for which we cannot answer significantly, as in Interrogation, yes: but as thus, He dwelleth in such a place. 1702 Lives Anc. Philosophers viii. 292 Of Discibles..some are..Perfect, as compleating the Sentence; some of which compleat it without Affirmation or Negation, Verity or Falsity, as in Interrogations, Percontations, Imperative Expressions, [etc.]. 1844 S. R. Maitland Dark Ages ii. 24 Between a percontation and interrogation, the ancients made this distinction—that the former admitted a variety of answers, while the latter must be replied to by ‘yes’ or ‘no’. 1877 Month Aug. 402 He knew the mysteries of intonation and accentuation sufficiently to be able to impress upon his hearers the difference between a ‘percontation’ and an ‘interrogation’. 1982 V. Salmon in J. A. Anderson Lang. Form & Ling. Variation 421 It might..be useful to reintroduce percontation for wh- questions, and reserve interrogation for yes/no questions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1623
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