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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 argument
Familiarity information: LINE OF INQUIRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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