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(formal, rare or obsolete) A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”.

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percontation

Source Word

percontation

IPA(Pronunciation)

formal obsolete rare

(formal, rare or obsolete) A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”.

Japanese Meaning

はい/いいえで答えられない、複雑で包括的な質問 / 一語で回答できない形式の問い

His percontation about whether art can ever be objectively judged prompted a long, nuanced debate.

彼の『芸術が客観的に評価され得るかどうか』という一言では「はい」か「いいえ」と答えられない問いは、長く微妙な議論を引き起こした。

Sense（1）

(formal, rare or obsolete) A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”.

percontations

（ plural ）