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exploration
/ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/
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What does exploration mean?
noun
- The process of exploring.
- The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
- The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
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noun
- 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.
He now read greedily all the great geographers, ancient and modern, and all the other important books bearing on African exploration.
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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.
It is because these two favoured domains have for special reasons attracted the stream of exploration that the major portion of Antarctica is unknown.