Hypertext Webster Gateway: "exploration"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Exploration \Ex`plo*ra"tion\, n. [L. exploratio: cf. F.
exploration.]
The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for
purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery;
examination; as, the exploration of unknown countries; (Med.)
physical examination.
``An exploration of doctrine.'' --Bp. Hall.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
exploration
n 1: to travel for the purpose of discovery [syn: {geographic
expedition}]
2: a careful systematic search
3: a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful
exploration of the consequences"
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