exploration

English

Etymology

From Middle French exploration, from Latin exploratio

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: ĕks’plərā′shən, IPA(key): /ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

exploration (countable and uncountable, plural explorations)

  1. The process of exploring.
    1. The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
    The exploration of unknown areas was often the precursor to colonization.
  2. A physical examination.

Translations

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛk.splɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

exploration f (plural explorations)

  1. An exploration

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