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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Exploration

/ĕks’plərā′shən/ · Ex·plo·ra·tion · IPA /ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination; as, the ex…
  1. 1.
    The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination; as, the exploration of unknown countries(Med.)
    ““An exploration of doctrine.”” Bp. Hall.