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research

/ˈɹiˌsɝt͡ʃ/

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What does research mean?

noun

  1. Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to oneself).

verb

  1. To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
  2. To make an extensive investigation into.
More meanings (4)

verb

  1. To search again.
  2. To receive a certain response in market research.

proper noun

  1. A suburb of Melbourne in the Shire of Nillumbik, Victoria, Australia

noun

  1. (dated) A particular instance or piece of research.

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Gordon Wright was much interested in physical science, and had ideas of his own on what is called the endowment of research.
Henry JamesConfidenceProject Gutenberg ebook #178
At this stage there was definite recognition of the absolute need of keeping chemical warfare research, design, and supply under one head.
Victor LefebureThe Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and WarProject Gutenberg ebook #1272
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We might discover an interesting subject of research in the type adopted by each species when the work is accomplished without hindrances.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the SpiderTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #1887
Under the light of modern research, we can not doubt but what this form of government was very ancient, and substantially universal.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
Algeria presents a vast field for research, and it is easy to find dolmens and cromlechs, such as that shown in Fig.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309