Synonyms for disquisition
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Noun
1. Discussion — A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise
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Definitions
- n. 1
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
Related words
- Word family
- disquisitional disquisitionary disquisitive
Forms
- Plural
- disquisitions → discussions, themes, essays, discourses…
Example sentences
- discussion A discussion of the proposal seems to be in order.
- theme Benedito will ride the monorail at the theme park.
- essay Tom rewrote his essay and turned it in a day late.
- discourse Algerian Islamists have a very radical discourse.
- inquisition The Holy Inquisition started with Pope Lucius III.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disquisition | steady | |
| discussion | steady | |
| theme | steady | |
| essay | rising | |
| discourse | rising | |
| inquisition | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- theme1, essay2
- 8 letters
- treatise2
- 9 letters
- discourse2
- 10 letters
- discussion3
- 11 letters
- inquisition4
- 12 letters
- dissertation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (essay2 = 2 syllables).