Word of the Day - 05/28/26
disquisition
/,dɪskwɪ'zɪʃən/(n.): a formal, long, and detailed written or oral explanation of a particular subject
The professor delivered a long, meticulous disquisition on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in modern society.
Word Origin
The word 'disquisition' originates from the Latin 'disquisitio', which comes from 'disquirere', meaning 'to inquire into, investigate'. It can be broken down into 'dis-' (meaning 'apart' or 'thoroughly'), 'quisit-' (from the past participle stem of 'quaerere', meaning 'to seek' or 'to ask'), and '-ion' (a suffix forming nouns of action or condition).
Words with similar origins include 'inquire', 'acquire', 'require', 'exquisite', 'quest', 'question', and 'query', all stemming from the Latin root 'quaerere' or its variants.