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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ek-spluh-rey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛk spləˈreɪ ʃən



Definition of exploration

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Middle French exploration and directly from Latin explorationem (nominative exploratio), noun of action from past participle stem of explorare (see explore).
  • noun investigation; survey
Example sentences :
  • But he had also done a great thing for exploration in changing the modus operandi.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • In close connexion with the Survey and Lands Department is the topic of exploration.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • Now I'm going on a tour of exploration and noisy admiration.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • This drive is an excellent preparation for an exploration of the Lozre.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Authority in matters religious is being superseded by exploration.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • Then I proceeded to go from room to room with a delicious sense of exploration.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • I had plenty of capital and could well afford to spend some of it in exploration.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • It was about Arctic exploration and an expedition he had joined in search of Franklin.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • But with all their care in exploration, not the slightest trace could be found.
  • Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
  • They were sent in as if for an exploration rather than for an armed landing.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

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