Research is careful and organized study or gathering of information about a specific topic.
(noun)Research is defined as to track down information or gain knowledge about a specific subject.
(verb)An example of research is gathering information on the Internet about traveling in Mexico.
See research in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: MFr recerche < recercher, to travel through, survey: see re- & search
intransitive verb
transitive verb
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See research in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Obsolete French recerche
Origin: , from recercher, to search closely
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: : re-, re-
Origin: + cerchier, to search; see search
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