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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

exploration

Pronunciation / Transliteration: exploration

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exploration/ˌɛk.spləˈreɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2340 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'exploration spatiale est fascinante."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.

    "Space exploration has captured the imagination of people worldwide."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'explorare', meaning 'to investigate, search out, or explore', which originally referred to hunting cries or scouting out game. It entered English in the late 16th century via Middle French 'exploration', shifting semantically from military scouting to geographical discovery and eventually scientific investigation.

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