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Definition of good question

—used to say that one doesn't know the answer to a question
  • "How can we reduce expenses without cutting important programs?" "(That's a) good question."

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good play

  1. : of a favorable character or tendency

  2. : bountiful, fertile

  3. : handsome, attractive

  1. : something that is good

  2. : something conforming to the moral order of the universe

  3. : praiseworthy character : goodness

  1. : well

  2. used as an intensive

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question play

  1. : an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge

  2. : an interrogative sentence or clause

  3. : a subject or aspect in dispute or open for discussion : issue

  1. : to ask a question of or about

  2. : to interrogate intensively : cross-examine

  3. : doubt, dispute

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