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Logophile vs Research - What's the difference?

logophile | research |

As nouns the difference between logophile and research

is that logophile is one who loves words; a word buff while research is (uncountable) diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc; laborious or continued search after truth.

As a verb research is

to search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.

logophile

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • one who loves words; a word buff
  • research

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
  • , author=Philip E. Mirowski , title=Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits , volume=100, issue=1, page=87 , magazine= citation , passage=In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research , the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.}}
  • (countable) A particular instance or piece of research.
  • * Macaulay
  • The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.
  • * 1747 , The Scots magazine (volume 9, page 567)
  • The first step I took in this so necessary a research , was to examine the motives, the justice, the necessity and expediency of the revolution

    Synonyms

    * researches * investigation * exploration * examination * study * inquiry * scrutiny

    Derived terms

    * desk research * empirical research * field research * historical research * primary research * proresearch * qualitative research * quantitative research * scientific research * secondary research

    Verb

    (es)
  • To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
  • To make an extensive investigation into.
  • To search again.
  • References

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    Anagrams

    * * reachers * re-search