disquisitions

Meaning of disquisitions

plural 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

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 disquisitions

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of disquisitions is: disquisition.
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Hyphenation of disquisitions

dis-qui-si-tions

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 13 chars.
  • disquisitions is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

disquisitions synonyms

Meaning a short piece of writing on a particular subject:

essay

Meaning a long essay on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree or diploma:

dissertation

Meaning a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject:

treatise

Meaning an essay or dissertation, especially one read at an academic lecture or seminar or published in an academic journal:

paper

Meaning a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing:

discourse

Meaning an area of land, typically a large one:

tract

Meaning a detailed written study of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it:

monograph

Meaning the devotion of time and attention to gaining knowledge of an academic subject, especially by means of books:

study

Meaning a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:

article

Meaning the action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas:

discussion

Meaning an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university:

lecture

Meaning a formal speech delivered to an audience:

address

Meaning the giving of something to someone, especially as part of a formal ceremony:

presentation

Meaning a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience:

speech

Meaning an informal address or lecture:

talk

Meaning a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme:

monologue

Meaning detailed examination of the elements or structure of something:

analysis

Meaning an expression of opinions or offering of explanations about an event or situation:

commentary

Meaning a formal assessment of something with the intention of instituting change if necessary:

review

Meaning a detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary, philosophical, or political theory:

critique

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