Disquisition
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Disquisition is a noun meaning A methodical inquiry or investigation.
Meaning
A methodical inquiry or investigation.
More Meanings
- A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: inquisition
Upon this account political diſquiſitions, if juſt, and reasonable, and practicable, are of all the works of ſpeculation the most uſeful.
The usual accusation against [Robert] Browning is that he was consumed with logic; that he thought all subjects to be the proper pabulum of intellectual disquisition; […]
The parts of this piece are ſo intimately connected, that any ſingle portion will appear with great diſadvantage in a detached ſtate: but we muſt give the critical reader a taſte of this elegant and maſterly diſquiſition.
Word Forms
- disquisitions
Synonyms for disquisition
Depending on context, synonyms include inquisition.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include research, inquiry, treatise, discursus, dianoia, perusing.
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