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disquisition

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dis·qui·si·tion  (dskw-zshn)
n.
A formal discourse on a subject, often in writing.
[Latin disqusti, disqustin-, investigation, from disqustus, past participle of disqurere, to investigate : dis-, dis- + quaerere, to search for.]
disquisition
Noun
a formal written or oral examination of a subject
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Noun1.disquisition - an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
essay - an analytic or interpretive literary composition


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Sense, perception, judgment, desire, volition, memory, imagination, are found to be separated by such delicate shades and minute gradations that their boundaries have eluded the most subtle investigations, and remain a pregnant source of ingenious disquisition and controversy.
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