"WH-question" meaning in All languages combined

See WH-question on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: WH-questions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} WH-question (plural WH-questions)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of wh-question Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: wh-question
    Sense id: en-WH-question-en-noun-0OmS4v25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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