Meaning Of The Word What

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what
pronoun: You use what in questions when you ask for specific information about something that you do not know.

what in American English
the nature, class, name, purpose, etc. of a thing
pronoun: (used interrogatively as a request for specific information)

what in British English
adverb: in what respect? to what degree?
determiner: used with a noun in requesting further information about the identity or categorization of something
pronoun: which, who, or that, when used as relative pronouns

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