disquisition
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Definition of disquisition
: a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
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Synonyms
delving, examination, exploration, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, investigation, probation, probe, probing, research, study
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But the interplay here too often feels self-conscious, as if the characters themselves have been transformed into Cyranoids for a playwright’s intellectual and political disquisitions. — Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, "First Floor's 'Refrigerator' aims big with dystopian sci-fi story of the IceBox," 21 May 2018 Seven chapters and an interlude are arranged thematically, from an account of Fridtjof Nansen’s 1895 farthest-north record in the Arctic to a speculative disquisition on the future of adventure. — Sara Wheeler, WSJ, "‘Limits of the Known’ Review: What Is Left to Be Conquered," 2 Mar. 2018 Obama's bare arms were in keeping with contemporary fashion, but their particularly lean musculature also served as a silent disquisition on the subject of physical fitness, one of her early East Wing initiatives. — Robin Givhan | The Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, "For Melania Trump, 2017 was the year of the sleeve," 3 Jan. 2018 There followed an inane and rambling disquisition on how Russia installed Trump as president. — Gregory Krieg, CNN, "Weirder than the aliens: Trump's America in 2017," 21 Dec. 2017 There is also his disquisition on making out with, then negging, Scarlett Johansson one night at erstwhile New York hotspot Bungalow 8. — Jack Dickey, SI.com, "Sean Avery Falls Short of Fearless Truth-Teller Reputation in 'Ice Capades'," 24 Oct. 2017 Much of the book’s power lies in Nathan’s bitter retrospective disquisitions on the Swede. — Stephen Holden, New York Times, "Review: ‘American Pastoral,’ Philip Roth’s Fiery 1960s at Low Heat," 20 Oct. 2016 Pre-existing conditions, risk pools and premium costs — not the more conventional Republican disquisitions in favor of the free market, personal responsibility and smaller government — dominate the debate today. — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, "A Republican Principle Is Shed in the Fight on Health Care," 7 May 2017 At the close of a long disquisition on which ships need to be built when in order to meet current threats, prepare for future ones, and do it all within budgetary constraints, O’Brien brilliantly summed up the purpose of that complex task. — Orange County Register Editorial Board, Orange County Register, "Robert O’Brien ideal candidate to lead U.S. Navy," 3 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disquisition.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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disquisition
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English Language Learners Definition of disquisition
: a long speech or written report on a subject
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