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call in question
call in question
Also, call into question. Dispute, challenge; also, cast doubt on. For example, How can you call her honesty into question? This usage was first recorded in John Lyly's Euphues (1579): "That ... I should call in question the demeanour of all."
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Fedlimid | | - | Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology |
Andromeda | | an-DRAW-mə-də (English) | Greek Mythology |
Hyginus | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Zina | | - | Russian |
Piia | | PEE:-ah | Finnish |
Phoebus | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |