disquisition
Meaning of disquisition
- a long or elaborate essay or discussion on a particular subject.
nothing can kill a radio show quicker than a disquisition on intertextual analysis
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).
Information about disquisition
- It is a name.
- The plural form of disquisition is: disquisitions.
- Languages in which disquisition is used:
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Hyphenation of disquisition
dis-qui-si-tion
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- disquisition is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
disquisition synonyms
Meaning a short piece of writing on a particular subject:
Meaning a long essay on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree or diploma:
Meaning a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject:
Meaning an essay or dissertation, especially one read at an academic lecture or seminar or published in an academic journal:
Meaning a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing:
Meaning an area of land, typically a large one:
Meaning a detailed written study of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it:
Meaning the devotion of time and attention to gaining knowledge of an academic subject, especially by means of books:
Meaning a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
Meaning the action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas:
Meaning an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university:
Meaning a formal speech delivered to an audience:
Meaning the giving of something to someone, especially as part of a formal ceremony:
Meaning a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience:
Meaning an informal address or lecture:
Meaning a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme:
Meaning detailed examination of the elements or structure of something:
Meaning an expression of opinions or offering of explanations about an event or situation:
Meaning a formal assessment of something with the intention of instituting change if necessary:
Meaning a detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary, philosophical, or political theory:
Translation of disquisition
- French: traité
- Italian: trattazione
- German: Abhandlung
- Spanish: disertación
- Portuguese: dissertação
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