disquisition

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪʃən Hyphenation: dis‧qui‧sit‧ion === Noun === disquisition (plural disquisitions) A methodical inquiry or investigation. Near-synonym: inquisition A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise. Coordinate terms: exposition; analysis ==== Derived terms ==== disquisitional disquisitionary ==== Related terms ==== disquisitive disquisitor disquisitorial disquisitory ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin disquīsītiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dis.ki.zi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === disquisition f (plural disquisitions) (formal) disquisition === Further reading === “disquisition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012