noun
- long formal speeches or writings that examine a subject in detail
Usage: formal; academic
Examples
- The professor’s disquisitions on medieval philosophy were renowned for their thoroughness.
- Her lengthy disquisitions often put students to sleep during lectures.
- The journal published scholarly disquisitions on various scientific topics.
- His disquisitions on art history filled three volumes.
- The conference featured several disquisitions on climate change research.
- Students struggled to follow the complex disquisitions in their textbooks.