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Definition of wh-question noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wh-question

noun

/ˌdʌbljuː ˈeɪtʃ kwestʃən/

/ˌdʌbljuː ˈeɪtʃ kwestʃən/

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a question that begins with ‘who’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘why’, or with ‘how’ compare yes-no question

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