subquestion

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noun

A question making up part of a larger question.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounsubquestion (plural subquestions)

plural subquestions · alternative sub-question

  1. A question making up part of a larger question.

Origin

Translations

Dutch deelvraag
  • deelvraagsubquestion
Finnish alakysymys
  • alakysymyssubquestion
French sous-question
  • sous-questionsubquestion
German Teilfrage
  • Teilfragesubquestion
Russian подвопро́с
  • подвопро́с (podvoprós)subquestion
Spanish subpregunta
  • subpreguntasubquestion
Swedish delfråga
  • delfrågasubquestion
Cite this entry
APA

subquestion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subquestion

MLA

“subquestion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subquestion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subquestion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subquestion.

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