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dis⋅qui⋅si⋅tion

  [dis-kwuh-zish-uhn]
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–noun
a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L disquīsītiōn- (s. of disquīsītiō), equiv. to disquīsīt(us) (ptp. of disquīrere to investigate; dis- dis- 1 + quaerere to seek, ask) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
dis⋅qui⋅si⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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dis·qui·si·tion   (dĭs'kwĭ-zĭsh'ən)   
n.  A formal discourse on a subject, often in writing.

[Latin disquīsītiō, disquīsītiōn-, investigation, from disquīsītus, past participle of disquīrere, to investigate : dis-, dis- + quaerere, to search for.]
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Word Origin & History

disquisition 
1605, "subject for investigation," also "systematic search," from L. disquisitionem (nom. disquisitio), from stem of disquirere "inquire," from dis- "apart" + quærere "seek, ask" (see query). Sense of "long speech" first recorded 1647.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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