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disquisition
- /ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ UK
- /ˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
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Borrowed 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).
noun disquisitions
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A methodical inquiry or investigation.
Near-synonym: inquisition
Similar: inquisition
- A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise. Upon this account political diſquiſitions, if juſt, and reasonable, and practicable, are of all the works of ſpeculation the most uſeful.
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noun methodical inquiry or investigation
| 中文 | 探究 tànjiū, 研究 yánjiū |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Untersuchung, Auseinandersetzung |
noun lengthy, formal discourse
| Español | disquisición |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 論文 /论文 lùnwén |
| Português | dissertação, tratado |
| Français | disquisition |
| Deutsch | Abhandlung, Erörterung, Auseinandersetzung |
| Italiano | disquisizione, dissertazione |
| Русский | тракта́т traktát |
Talk about this word "disquisition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disquisition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disquisition. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disquisition "disquisition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disquisition.Cite this
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