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exploration

ex·plo·ra·tion [ èksplə ráysh'n ] (plural ex·plo·ra·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. travel for discovery: travel undertaken to discover what a place is like or where it is
polar exploration

2. investigation of something: a careful investigation or study of something such as data, a particular subject, or possible courses of action

3. searching for natural resources: the testing of a number of places for natural resources, e.g. drilling or boring for samples that will be examined for possible mineral deposits

4. medicine examination for diagnosis: the examination of a part of the body in order to make a diagnosis

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