disquisition
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kwəˈzɪʃ noun
a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation.
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disquisition (ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a formal written or oral examination of a subject | |
| [C17: from Latin disquīsītiō, from disquīrere to make an investigation, from | |
| disqui'sitional | |
| —adj | |
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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.
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Example sentences
Being a disquisition on the tendency of good resolves to dissolve.
The fun is imagining what form the filmic disquisition will take.
Further proofs of the reality of demoniacs are reserved for a particular disquisition.
Many instances might be given which would illustrate this subject more powerfully than volumes of abstract disquisition.
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