traveled through an area to learn about it; investigated thoroughly
From Latin 'explorare' meaning 'to investigate, search out', possibly from 'ex-' (out) + 'plorare' (to cry out)
The Latin root might come from hunters crying out to flush game from hiding - so exploration literally meant 'crying out' to discover what's hidden!
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