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quaere1 /ˈkwɪəri/Now archaic and rare verb [with object] To query; to question. Frequently with whether. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in William Sclater. From quaere. Compare earlier quaere, queer. quaere2 /ˈkwɪəri/Now archaic and rare exclamationIntroducing a question or subject of enquiry: ask, inquire, query; ‘one may ask’, ‘it is a question’ (whether, etc.). Origin Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Phaer (?1510–1560), translator and physician. From classical Latin quaere, imperative singular of quaerere (in post-classical Latin also querere) to ask, inquire. For later spellings of the word see query and discussion at that entry. Perhaps compare also quary. |