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Meaning of research

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  research
      n 1: systematic investigation to establish facts
      2: a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research
         than it has received" [syn: {inquiry}, {enquiry}, {research}]
      v 1: attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific
           manner; "The student researched the history of that word"
      2: inquire into; "the students had to research the history of
         the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched
         for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are
         exploring the nature of consciousness" [syn: {research},
         {search}, {explore}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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