expatiate (up)on a subject

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• Subject — Sub*ject , n. [From L. subjectus, through an old form of F. sujet. See {Subject}, a.] 1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: One who is under the authority… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• expatiate — ex|pa|ti|ate [ıkˈspeıʃieıt] v expatiate on/upon [expatiate on/upon sth] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: exspatiatus, past paticiple of exspatiari to wander freely , from spatium space ] formal to speak or write in detail about a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• expatiate — verb expatiate on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) formal to speak or write in detail about a particular subject: He began to expatiate on the topic of the free market economy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• expatiate on something — exˈpatiate on/upon sth derived (formal) to write or speak in detail about a subject Main entry: ↑expatiatederived …   Useful english dictionary

• expatiate upon something — exˈpatiate on/upon sth derived (formal) to write or speak in detail about a subject Main entry: ↑expatiatederived …   Useful english dictionary

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• discourse — n Discourse, treatise, disquisition, dissertation, thesis, monograph designate in common a systematic, serious, and often learned consideration of a subject or topic. Discourse, the widest of these terms, may refer to something written or spoken… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• History of Physics —     History of Physics     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Physics     The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. Science and Early Christian Scholars; III. A Glance at Arabian Physics; IV.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• History of responsa — in Judaism spans a period of 1,700 years. Responsa constitute a special class of rabbinic literature, differing in form , but not necessarily in content, from Rabbinic commentaries devoted to the exegesis of the Bible, the Mishnah, the Talmud,… …   Wikipedia

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• As things run — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English