quæry

A form of query — A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).

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Meanings

nounquæry (plural quæries)

plural quæries

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of query.

    I muſt own I don’t underſtand the meaning of the 18th quæry, ſo muſt leave it to be anſwered by thoſe who are better able to caſt up what the quæriſt calls the ſum‐total of harmony.

    1758, Sylvanus Urban, The Gentleman’s Magazine and Hiſtorical Chronicle, volume XXVIII, page 423, Anſwer to the Queries on Chaunting
verbquæry (third-person singular simple present quæries, present participle quærying, simple past and past participle quæried)

present singular third person quæries · participle present quærying · participle past quæried · past quæried

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of query.
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APA

quæry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qu%C3%A6ry

MLA

“quæry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qu%C3%A6ry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quæry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qu%C3%A6ry.

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