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exploration
What does exploration mean?
exploration (noun): the process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce exploration?
/ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does exploration come from?
From Middle French exploration, from Latin exploratio.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to exploration
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “exploration” mean?
the process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery
Right! That's what “exploration” means.
a thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof
Not quite: that's what phenomenon means.
a person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm
Not quite: that's what farmer means.
a manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet
Not quite: that's what pace means.
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