Disquisition
[,dɪskwɪ'zɪʃ(ə)n] or [,dɪskwɪ'zɪʃən]
Definition
(noun.) an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion.
Edited by Alexander--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Dissertation, treatise, discourse, essay, formal inquiry.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Essay, treatise, discussion, dissertation
ANT:Effusion, tirade, diatribe, rhodomontade, blarney
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Definition
n. a careful inquiry into any matter by arguments &c.: an essay.—adjs. Disquisi′tional Disquisi′tionary Disquis′itory Disquis′itive pertaining to or of the nature of a disquisition.
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Examples
- We, a commercial people, were obliged to bring such schemes under consideration; and the question of contagion became matter of earnest disquisition. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I found that I could not compose a female without again devoting several months to profound study and laborious disquisition. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- At the uprising of morn, we sat at our repast, and cheated our regrets by gay sallies or learned disquisitions. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The disquisitions upon death and suicide were calculated to fill me with wonder. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
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