"inquiration" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪŋkwɪˈɹeɪʃən/ Forms: inquirations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inquiration (countable and uncountable, plural inquirations)
  1. (UK, dialect) inquiry Tags: UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-inquiration-en-noun-hNdGZCfW Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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