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exploration

/ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/

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What does exploration mean?

noun

  1. The process of exploring.
  2. The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
  3. The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. A physical examination of a patient.

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/ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/

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To the few who are intending an exploration of the dark continent this concentration of a year's experience may be valuable.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378
He now read greedily all the great geographers, ancient and modern, and all the other important books bearing on African exploration.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
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It gave an impetus to exploration and adventure, to investment and enterprise, and fed the infantile nation with a security born of greatness.
Edward Sylvester EllisThomas Jefferson, a Character SketchProject Gutenberg ebook #712
It is because these two favoured domains have for special reasons attracted the stream of exploration that the major portion of Antarctica is unknown.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137