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   Dis·qui·si·tion

   /ˌdiskwəˈziSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a long or elaborate essay or discussion on a particular subject: "nothing can kill a radio show quicker than a disquisition on intertextual analysis"

   Word Origin late 15th century: via French from Latin disquisitio(n-) ‘investigation’, based on quaerere ‘seek’. The original sense was ‘topic for investigation’, whence ‘discourse in which a subject is investigated’ (mid 17th century).

   Scrabble Points: 22

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