disquisition
21disquisition — [ˌdɪskwɪ zɪʃ(ə)n] noun a long or complex discussion or essay. Derivatives disquisitional adjective (archaic). Origin C15: via Fr. from L. disquisitio(n ) investigation , based on quaerere seek …
22disquisition — n. Dissertation, treatise, discourse, essay, formal inquiry …
23disquisition — noun (C) formal a long speech or written report …
24disquisition — n 1. dissertation, treatise, thesis, essay, exposition, expose, commentary; discussion, excursus, study; tract, tractate, monograph, pamphlet; theme, composition, paper; article, editorial, column, piece; review, opinion, interpretation,… …
25disquisition — dis·qui·si·tion …
26disquisition — dis•qui•si•tion [[t]ˌdɪs kwəˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n. a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L disquīsītiō=disquīsī , var. s. of disquīrere to investigate dis qui•si′tion•al,… …
27disquisition — /dɪskwəˈzɪʃən/ (say diskwuh zishuhn) noun a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; a dissertation. {Latin disquīsītio inquiry} …
28disquisition — n. a long or elaborate treatise or discourse on a subject. Derivatives: disquisitional adj. Etymology: F f. L disquisitio (as DIS , quaerere quaesit seek) …
29John C. Calhoun — Infobox Vice President name=John C. Calhoun nationality=American order1=7th Vice President of the United States term start1=March 4, 1825 term end1=December 28, 1832 predecessor1=Daniel D. Tompkins successor1=Martin Van Buren birth date=birth… …
30discourse — n Discourse, treatise, disquisition, dissertation, thesis, monograph designate in common a systematic, serious, and often learned consideration of a subject or topic. Discourse, the widest of these terms, may refer to something written or spoken… …
