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LINE OF INQUIRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does line of inquiry mean? 

LINE OF INQUIRY (noun)
  The noun LINE OF INQUIRY has 1 sense:

1. an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argumentplay

  Familiarity information: LINE OF INQUIRY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LINE OF INQUIRY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

line of inquiry; line of questioning

Hypernyms ("line of inquiry" is a kind of...):

argument; argumentation; line; line of reasoning; logical argument (a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning)


 Context examples 


If my expedition had no other results it would still have been noteworthy, but a curious incident occurred to me while there which opened up an entirely fresh line of inquiry.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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