noun.
The act of exploring; search, examination, or investigation, especially for the purpose of discovery; specifically, the investigation of an unknown country or part of the earth.
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noun.
The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination
noun.
Notably penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery
noun.
A physical examination.
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noun.
to travel for the purpose of discovery
noun.
a careful systematic search
noun.
a systematic consideration
Word Usage
"The Empire of Phil Dick's exegesis and of this exploration is a morphological system that hierarchises the symbols of myth and in doing so hierarchises the metaphysical relationships they manifest."