- dis·qui·si·tion
- /ˌdıskwəˈzıʃən/ noun, pl -tions [count]formal : a long speech or written report on a subject
a lengthy disquisition on foreign policy
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dis|qui|si|tion — «DIHS kwuh ZIHSH uhn», noun. a long or formal speech or writing about a subject; dissertation: »scholastic craggy disquisitions (John Trapp). SYNONYM(S): treatise. ╂[< Latin disquīsītiō, ōnis < disquīrere inquire < dis apart + quaerere… … Useful english dictionary
dis|qui|si|tion|al — «DIHS kwuh ZIHSH uh nuhl», adjective. of the nature of a disquisition: »... the tyrannous flow of Henry Worthington s disquisitional lava (John Updike) … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
qui — ac·qui·esce; ac·qui·es·cence; ac·qui·es·cent; ac·qui·si·tion; ae·qui; ae·qui·dens; al·a·mi·qui; an·thra·qui·none; an·thra·qui·no·nyl; ap·pro·pin·qui·ty; bar·qui·si·me·to; bar·ran·qui·lla; blan·qui·llo; bou·qui·niste; cal·cha·qui; cal·cha·qui·an;… … English syllables
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
dis|e|qui|li|bra|tion — «dihs EE kwuh ly BRAY shuhn, ih KWIHL uh », noun. a throwing out of balance; disequilibrium … Useful english dictionary
disquisition — dis·qui·si·tion … English syllables
disquisitional — dis·qui·si·tion·al … English syllables
disquisition — dis•qui•si•tion [[t]ˌdɪs kwəˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n. a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L disquīsītiō=disquīsī , var. s. of disquīrere to investigate dis qui•si′tion•al,… … From formal English to slang
disquisition — dis|qui|si|tion [ˌdıskwıˈzıʃən] n formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: disquisitio, from disquirere to try to get information ] a long speech or written report … Dictionary of contemporary English
