disquisition

Meanings

Noun

an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
A methodical inquiry or investigation.
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French disquisition (“disquisition”), from Latin disquīsītiō (“inquiry, investigation”), from disquīrō (“to investigate”) (from dis- (prefix meaning ‘apart, asunder’) + quaerō (“to look for, seek; to inquire, question”)) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to an action or the result of an action).

Scrabble Score: 22

disquisition is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
disquisition is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 24

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