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  1. noun Scholarly or scientific investigation or inquiry. See Synonyms at inquiry.
  2. noun Close, careful study.
  3. intransitive verb To engage in or perform research.
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  • Dr. Glenn Flores, a pediatrics and public health professor at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, said the research is an important contribution to studies documenting racial and ethnic disparities in children's weight. —  lsj.com - News
  • The next steps in their research are already under way, according to Valentine. —  BlogWonks
  • Indeed, her research is the ground stone for the new historiography on Rwanda.
  • Another motive for the research were the events of August —  Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net
  • … Suicide as per my research is the fourth cause of death in South Korea. —  Global Voices Online
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study ·  technology ·  science ·  education ·  management ·  investigation ·  project ·  data ·  resource

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research:   researching ·  researched ·  researches
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  1. Obsolete French recerche, from recercher, to search closely, from Old French : re-, re- + cerchier, to search; see search.

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  1. from Old French recercher, recercer, rechercher, French rechercher (=Italian ricercare), search diligently, inquire into. from re- + cercher, search: see search.
  2. from Old French recerche, French recherche, French dial. ressarche, resserche =Italian ricerca, diligent search; from the verb: see research, v.
  3. from re- + search.
 

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