DISQUISITION, noun [Latin, to seek.] A formal or systematic inquiry into any subject, by arguments, or discussion of the facts and circumstances that may elucidate truth; as a disquistion on government or morals; a disquistion concerning the antediluvian earth. [It is usually applied to a written treatise.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.