research

Definitions


[ˈriːsəːtʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions
(e.g: the group carries out research in geochemistry)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from obsolete French recerche (noun), recercher (verb), from Old French re- (expressing intensive force) + cerchier ‘to search’


[ˈriːsəːtʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- investigate systematically
(e.g: she has spent the last five years researching her people's history)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from obsolete French recerche (noun), recercher (verb), from Old French re- (expressing intensive force) + cerchier ‘to search’




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