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research
What does research mean?
research (noun): systematic investigation to establish facts.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does research come from?
Early Modern French rechercher (“to examine closely”), from Old French recerchier (“to seek, to look for”), by surface analysis, re- + search.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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systematic investigation to establish facts
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