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disquisition definition

dis·qui·si·tion (dis′kwi zis̸h′ən)

noun

a formal discussion of some subject, often in writing; discourse or treatise

Etymology: L disquisitio < disquisitus, pp. of disquirere, to investigate < dis-, apart + quaerere, to seek

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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