exploration
pronunciation
How to pronounce exploration in British English:
UK [ˌekspləˈreɪʃn]
How to pronounce exploration in American English:
US [ˌekspləˈreɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- to travel for the purpose of discovery
- a careful systematic search
- a systematic consideration
Word Origin
- exploration (n.)
- 1540s, from Middle French exploration and directly from Latin explorationem (nominative exploratio) "an examination," noun of action from past participle stem of explorare "investigate, examine" (see explore). Alternative explorement is from 1640s.
Example
- 1. Somalia remains a speculative region for oil exploration .
- 2. The exploration technique has been banned in france .
- 3. Make a thorough exploration of each other 's bodies .
- 4. Artists and writers have led the exploration of identity , consciousness and memory for centuries .
- 5. In 2008 china reportedly browbeat exxonmobil and bp into stopping exploration in vietnamese waters .