exploration

B1 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #11781

Meanings

1

noun
The act of travelling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it.

The exploration of unknown lands often led to colonization.
2

noun
A careful examination or study of something.

They called for a careful exploration of the consequences.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of travelling... geographic expedition

Word family

Forms explorations

Derived forms explorationalexplorationistreexplorationsexploration

Related forms explorative exploratory explorer

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Phrases (1)

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tactual exploration
examining something by feeling its shape, texture, or firmness

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French exploration, from Latin exploratio. Morphologically explore + -ation.

exploration Middle French exploratio Latin

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Topics

Places & Geography

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# exploration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 11781

## Meanings
1. The act of travelling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it.
2. A careful examination or study of something.

## Examples
- The exploration of unknown lands often led to colonization.
- They called for a careful exploration of the consequences.

## Derived Forms
- explorational
- explorationist
- reexploration
- sexploration

## Related Forms
- explorative
- exploratory
- explorer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exploration
- Root: exploratio

## Etymology
From Middle French exploration, from Latin exploratio. Morphologically explore + -ation.

## AI Etymology
Exploration comes from Middle French exploration, from Latin exploratio. Morphologically explore + -ation. In current use, the main senses are “The act of travelling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it” and “A careful examination or study of something”.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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