Definition wh-question in British English

wh-question noun

[countable] noun

/ˌdʌb(ə)ljuː 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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