investigation
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- IPA: /ɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən/
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
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investigation (plural investigations)
- The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.
[edit] Translations
the act of investigating