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question — [ kɛstjɔ̃ ] n. f. • mil. XIIe; lat. quæstio 1 ♦ Demande qu on adresse à qqn en vue d apprendre qqch. de lui. ⇒ interrogation. Poser une question à qqn. ⇒ interroger, questionner . Énoncer, formuler une question. Répondre à une question. « ta… … Encyclopédie Universelle
obscure — Synonyms and related words: Cimmerian, abstruse, adiaphanous, adumbrate, aleatoric, aleatory, ambiguous, amorphic, amorphous, amphibological, anarchic, anonymous, apply to, arcane, around the bush, back of beyond, baffling, baggy, bandage,… … Moby Thesaurus
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Eastern Question — The Eastern Question , in European history, encompasses the diplomatic and political problems posed by the decay of the Ottoman Empire. The expression does not apply to any one particular problem, but instead includes a variety of issues raised… … Wikipedia
The woman question — is a phrase usually used in connection with a social change in the later half of the nineteenth century which questioned the fundamental roles of women in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Russia. Issues of… … Wikipedia
beg the question — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, around the bush, beat about, beat around, bicker, boggle, cavil, choplogic, dodge, duck, equivocate, evade, evade the issue, fence, hedge, hem and haw, mystify, nitpick, obscure, palter, parry, pick… … Moby Thesaurus
enigma — I noun aenigma, ambages, ambiguous saying, arcanum, bewilderment, braintwister, complexity, confusing statement, confusion, difficulty, inexplicable statement, inscrutable person, knotty point, mystery, obscure question, obscure statement,… … Law dictionary
Soul — • The question of the reality of the soul and its distinction from the body is among the most important problems of philosophy, for with it is bound up the doctrine of a future life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Soul Soul … Catholic encyclopedia
QUENEAU (R.) — Derrière des lunettes souriantes et une œuvre ouvertement bon enfant, Raymond Queneau apparaît comme un écrivain mystérieux: pas enveloppé , mais rempli de mystère. Au moment même où l’on croit saisir une intention, une propriété, une morale,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
riddle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. conundrum, enigma, puzzle; problem, poser. See secret, difficulty, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A difficult problem] Syn. problem, puzzle, question, knotty question, doubt, quandary,… … English dictionary for students
