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dis·qui·si·tion  (dskw-zshn)

n.

A formal discourse on a subject, often in writing.

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[Latin disqusti, disqustin-, investigation, from disqustus, past participle of disqurere, to investigate : dis-, dis- + quaerere, to search for.]

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disquisition [ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃən]

n

(Social Science / Education) a formal written or oral examination of a subject

[from Latin disquīsītiō, from disquīrere to make an investigation, from dis-¹ + quaerere to seek]

disquisitional  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

disquisition - an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion essay - an analytic or interpretive literary composition

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disquisition

noun lecture, discourse, exposition, dissertation, paper, essay, thesis, treatise She launched into an authoritative disquisition.

Translations

disquisition [ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃən] N → disquisición f

disquisition [ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃ^ən] n (formal) (in speech) → discours m; (written) → dissertation f, étude f

disquisition

n → (lange, ausführliche) Abhandlung or (speech) → Rede (→ on über +acc)