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research definition

re·search (rē′sʉrc̸h′, ri sʉrc̸h′)

noun

careful, systematic, patient study and investigation in some field of knowledge, undertaken to discover or establish facts or principles

Etymology: MFr recerche < recercher, to travel through, survey: see re- & search

intransitive verb

to do research; make researches

transitive verb

to do research on or in; investigate thoroughly

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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