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subquestion

subquestion noun: a question making up part of a larger question.

Noun

subquestion (plural subquestions)

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

Forms of subquestion

pluralsubquestions
alternative formsub-question

Origin of subquestion

From sub- + question.

Questions about subquestion

What does subquestion mean?
Subquestion means a question making up part of a larger question.
What part of speech is subquestion?
Subquestion is a noun.
What is the plural of subquestion?
The plural of subquestion is subquestions.

Words near subquestion in the dictionary

  1. subqueried
  2. subqueries
  3. subquery
  4. subquerying
  5. subquest
  6. subquestion
  7. subquestions
  8. subquests
  9. subquinquefid
  10. subquintuple
  11. subquiver

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