DictionaryRoot: explorare
Latin
explorare
to investigate; examine
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noun
exploration
ek-spluh-RAY-shun/ˌekspləˈreɪʃn/
The act of investigating something unknown to discover or understand it.
Etymology
The Latin base meant investigating or examining. Exploration applies that examination to discovery: searching an unfamiliar country is one form of the same activity as investigating an unfamiliar subject.