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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French questionnaire, from Late Latin quaestionarius, from quaestio (English question) + -arius, from quaerō (“I question”) (English query).
Pronunciation
Noun
questionnaire (plural questionnaires)
- A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey
carry out a questionnaire
fill out a questionnaire
1946 January and February, “Post-War Passenger Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 2:In considering their post-war designs some of the British and American railways have adopted the course of taking a cross section of the requirements of the travelling public by distributing questionnaires dealing with details of seating, lighting, catering, and other features making for comfortable journeys.
Translations
Verb
questionnaire (third-person singular simple present questionnaires, present participle questionnairing, simple past and past participle questionnaired)
- to survey using questionnaires
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin quaestiōnārius, from quaestiōnō, from Latin quaestiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
questionnaire m (plural questionnaires)
- questionnaire
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