Indagation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Inquiry, investigation. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Part hereof hath been discovered by himself, and some by humane indagation: which though magnified as fresh inventions unto us, are stale unto his cognition."

  2. 2
    The determination of the condition of the genital parts at the termination of the puerperium preliminary to the discharge of the patient. countable, uncountable

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detectionhearinginquiryinvestigationlegworkprobe

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"Part hereof hath been discovered by himself, and some by humane indagation: which though magnified as fresh inventions unto us, are stale unto his cognition."

Etymology

From Latin indāgātiō, from indāgō (“I investigate”).

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