单词 | disquisition |
释义 | disquisition[ dis-kwuh-zish-uhn ] / ˌdɪs kwəˈzɪʃ ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disquisition ON THESAURUS.COM nouna formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation. Origin of disquisition1595–1605; <Latin disquīsītiōn- (stem of disquīsītiō), equivalent to disquīsīt(us) (past participle of disquīrere to investigate; dis-dis-1 + quaerere to seek, ask) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM disquisitiondis·qui·si·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby disquisitiondisqualify, disquantity, disquiet, disquieting, disquietude, disquisition, Disraeli, Disraeli, Benjamin, disrate, disregard, disregardful Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disquisitionBritish Dictionary definitions for disquisitiondisquisition / (ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃən) / nouna formal written or oral examination of a subject Derived forms of disquisitiondisquisitional, adjectiveWord Origin for disquisitionC17: from Latin disquīsītiō, from disquīrere to make an investigation, from dis- 1 + quaerere to seek Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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