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exploration

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ex·plo·ra·tion  (kspl-rshn)
n.
The act or an instance of exploring: Arctic exploration; exploration of new theories.

ex·plora·tory (k-splôr-tôr, -splr-tr) adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.explorationexploration - to travel for the purpose of discovery
expedition - a journey organized for a particular purpose
2.exploration - a careful systematic search
search, hunting, hunt - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
probe - an exploratory action or expedition
3.exploration - a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"
consideration - the process of giving careful thought to something

exploration
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Spanish exploration [ɛkspləˈreɪʃən] nexploración f
French exploration [ɛkspləˈreɪʃən] nexploration f
German exploration [ɛkspləˈreɪʃən] n (see vb) → Erforschung f; Erkundung f; Untersuchung f
Italian exploration [ɛkspləˈreɪʃən] nesplorazione f

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May the judge disappear, and the philosopher continue the peaceful exploration of the sea
As she came nearer and nearer to the familiar breeding places there was more and more earnestness in Laska's exploration.
I now felt for the first time the joy of exploration.
 
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