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Noun: exploration  ,ek-splu'rey-shun
  1. To travel for the purpose of discovery
    - geographic expedition
     
  2. A careful systematic search
     
  3. A systematic consideration
    "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"

Derived forms: explorations

Type of: consideration, expedition, hunt, hunting, search

Encyclopedia: Exploration, Geographic