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Webster 1913 Edition

Disquisition

Disˊqui-si′tion

,
Noun.
[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, with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation.
For accurate research or grave
disquisition
he was not well qualified.
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition

Disquisition

DISQUISITION

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Noun.
[L., to seek.] A formal or systematic inquiry into any subject, by arguments, or discussion of the facts and circumstances that may elucidate truth; as a disquistion on government or morals; a disquistion concerning the antediluvian earth. [It is usually applied to a written treatise.]

Definition 2024

disquisition

disquisition

English

Noun

disquisition ‎(plural disquisitions)

  1. A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; a dissertation or treatise.
    • 1961: PHILIP, J. A. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 455.
      In this disquisition of the third book Plato is concerned with the moral effects of artistic representation on the youth of his state.
    • 1759 — Adam Smith, Theory of Moral Sentiments, page 187.
      Upon this account political disquisitions, if just, and reasonable, and practicable, are of all the works of speculation the most useful.

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