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disquisition

[ dis-kwuh-zish-uhn ]

noun

  1. a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation.


disquisition

/ ËŒ»åɪ²õ°ì·Éɪˈ³úɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. a formal written or oral examination of a subject
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ»å¾±²õ±ç³Ü¾±Ëˆ²õ¾±³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±²õq³Ü¾±Â·²õ¾±î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disquisition1

1595–1605; < Latin »å¾±²õ±ç³ÜÄ«²õÄ«³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of »å¾±²õ±ç³ÜÄ«²õÄ«³Ù¾±Å ), equivalent to »å¾±²õ±ç³ÜÄ«²õÄ«³Ù ( us ) (past participle of »å¾±²õ±ç³ÜÄ«°ù±ð°ù±ð to investigate; dis- dis- 1 + quaerere to seek, ask) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disquisition1

C17: from Latin »å¾±²õ±ç³ÜÄ«²õÄ«³Ù¾±Å, from »å¾±²õ±ç³ÜÄ«°ù±ð°ù±ð to make an investigation, from dis- 1+ quaerere to seek
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But American audiences still tend to be fed documentaries of only a few types: true crime stories, cult exposés, hagiographies, and educational disquisitions full of talking heads.

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Seated on a podium, looking down on journalists, Mr. Macron offered an extended, at times professorial, disquisition on the state of France and its place in a troubled world.

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As Mr. Zhu led a tour of the grounds, he stopped by the chicken enclosure to offer a disquisition on economic history.

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It is also a disquisition on the body, the nature of identity and the brutality of love.

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And later his disquisition of the three forms of passion: love, crime, and sometimes a fruit.

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