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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exploration \Ex`plo*ra"tion\, n. [L. exploratio: cf F.
exploration.]
The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for
purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery;
examination; as the exploration of unknown countries; (Med.)
physical examination.
``An exploration of doctrine.'' --Bp. Hall.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
exploration
n 1: to travel for the purpose of discovery [syn: {geographic
expedition}]
2: a careful systematic search
3: a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful
exploration of the consequences"
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