# percontation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɜːkɒnˈteɪʃn̩/

## Definitions
1. A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin percontatiō (“inquiry, questioning”), from percontor (“to interrogate, investigate”) + -tiō.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/percontation