disquisition
a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation.
Origin of disquisition
1Other words from disquisition
- dis·qui·si·tion·al, adjective
Words Nearby disquisition
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How to use disquisition in a sentence
It is a lengthened disquisition, in seven thousand four hundred lines, upon the great phenomena of the outward world.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordHer stiff, unhappy, unlistening silence broke up my disquisition.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George Wells"I have seen it several times before," replied Pratt, rather bored by this archological disquisition.
The Pagan's Cup | Fergus HumeHe pursued, with visible pleasure, that kind of disquisition which was naturally suggested by them.
Wieland; or The Transformation | Charles Brockden BrownI do not propose here to enter into a disquisition upon the functions of the human mind.
The Evolution of Culture | Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
British Dictionary definitions for disquisition
/ (ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃən) /
a formal written or oral examination of a subject
Origin of disquisition
1Derived forms of disquisition
- disquisitional, adjective
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