- disquisition
- noun Etymology: Latin disquisition-, disquisitio, from disquirere to investigate, from dis- + quaerere to seek Date: 1640 a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject ; discourse
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disquisition — ⇒DISQUISITION, subst. fém. Vx. Recherche minutieuse, d ordre intellectuel, sur une question obscure. Disquisition mathématique, philososophique : • Des fastidieuses productions de généalogies, de froides disquisitions sur les faits, d insipides… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Disquisition — Dis qui*si tion, n. [L. disquisitio, fr. disquirere to inquire diligently, investigate; dis + quaerere to seek. See {Quest}.] A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disquisition — (lat.), Untersuchung, besonders gelehrte Erforschung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
disquisition — index charge (statement to the jury), discourse, harangue, inquiry (systematic investigation), narration, pandect (treatise) Burton s Legal … Law dictionary
disquisition — DISQUISITION. s. f. Examen, recherche exacte de quelque vérité dans les sciences. On ne s en sert que dans le Didactique. Se livrer à des disquisitions philosophiques, mathématiques, etc. Ailleurs on dit Recherche … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
disquisition — c.1600, subject for investigation, also systematic search, from L. disquisitionem (nom. disquisitio) an inquiry, investigation, noun of action from pp. stem of disquirere inquire, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + quaerere seek, ask (see… … Etymology dictionary
disquisition — dissertation, thesis, *discourse, treatise, monograph Analogous words: paper, *essay, article: *inquiry, investigation … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disquisition — Disquisition. s. f. Examen, recherche exacte de quelque verité dans les sciences. On ne s en sert que dans le dogmatique. Cet Autheur a fait des disquisitions philosophiques, mathematiques … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
disquisition — ► NOUN ▪ a long or complex discussion of a topic in speech or writing. ORIGIN Latin, investigation , from quaerere seek … English terms dictionary
disquisition — [dis΄kwi zish′ən] n. [L disquisitio < disquisitus, pp. of disquirere, to investigate < dis , apart + quaerere, to seek] a formal discussion of some subject, often in writing; discourse or treatise … English World dictionary
disquisition — [[t]dɪ̱skwɪzɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] disquisitions N VAR A disquisition is a detailed explanation of a particular subject. [FORMAL] Amanda launched into an authoritative disquisition about contracts … English dictionary
