wh-word

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English

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who, whom, whose; what; which; when; whether; how; where, whence, whither

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʌbəljuː ˈeɪt͡ʃ ˌwɜː(ɹ)d/

Noun

wh-word (plural wh-words)

  1. Any English word that is interrogative, typically beginning with the letters wh; a question word.
  2. (by extension) Any interrogative word from any language.

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