disquisition

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Pronunciation

/ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃən/(dis-kwih-ZISH-un)

Part of speech

nounformal

Chinese

长篇论述；专题论文

Definition

A long or elaborate essay or discussion on a particular subject.

Word family

  • (no common derivatives)

Collocations

  • lengthy disquisition
  • scholarly disquisition
  • a disquisition on
  • philosophical disquisition

Examples

  1. 1.The professor launched into a 40-minute disquisition on the history of punctuation. (lengthy discourse)
  2. 2.His disquisition on the nature of consciousness ran to three dense volumes. (elaborate treatise)

Synonyms

  • treatise/ˈtriːtɪs/— formal written work
  • dissertation/ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/— long academic paper
  • exposition/ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən/— detailed explanation

Etymology

from Latin "disquisitio" — dis- (apart) + quaerere (to seek) — seeking apart, investigating thoroughly