Definition wh-question in American English

wh-question noun

[countable] noun

/ˌdʌb(ə)lju ˈeɪtʃ ˌkwestʃ(ə)n/

a question that begins with any of the words "who," "where," "when," "what," "why," or "how"

Synonyms and related words

acrostic adjacency pair Americanism

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