"closed question" meaning in English

See closed question in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: closed questions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} closed question (plural closed questions)
  1. A question that can only be responded to with a set number of answers (typically yes and no). Synonyms: closed-ended question Related terms: multiple-choice question, polar question, yes-no question Translations (Translations): pregunta tancada [feminine] (Catalan), suljettu kysymys (Finnish), question fermée [feminine] (French), geschlossene Frage [feminine] (German), pytanie zamknięte [neuter] (Polish), întrebare închisă [feminine] (Romanian), คำถามปิด (Thai), คำถามปลายปิด (Thai)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "pytanie zamknięte"
    },
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "întrebare închisă"
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "คำถามปิด"
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