disquisition

disquisition
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 QUERY (Cf. query)). Sense of "long speech" first recorded 1640s.

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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 — 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

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