disquisition
A methodical inquiry or investigationA methodical inquiry or investigation.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
Meaning
2 sensesA methodical inquiry or investigation.
Near-synonym: inquisition
Untersuchung, Auseinandersetzung
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
Abhandlung, Erörterung, Auseinandersetzung
тракта́тtraktát
- an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
Origin
Borrowed from French disquisition (“disquisition”), from Latin disquīsītiō (“inquiry, inveBorrowed from French disquisition (“disquisition”), from Latin disquīsītiō (“inquiry, investigation”), from disquīrō (“to investigate”) (from dis- (prefix meaning ‘apart, asunder’) + quaerō (“to look for, seek; to inquire, question”)) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to an action or the result of an action).
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Forms
plural: disquisitions| Singular | disquisition |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsSee also
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