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English noun: investigation | |||
| 1. | investigation (cognition) an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities | ||
| Samples | There was a congressional probe into the scandal. | ||
| Synonyms | probe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enquiry, inquiry, research | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fishing expedition | ||
| 2. | investigation (act) the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically | ||
| Synonyms | investigating | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | analysis, count, counting, empiricism, enquiry, enumeration, examination, examination, inquiry, numeration, police investigation, police work, reckoning, research, scrutiny, search, tabulation, tally, tap, testing, wiretap | ||
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