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   quest

   /kwɛst/

   noun

   • 1. a long or arduous search for something: "the quest for a reliable vaccine has intensified" Similar searchhuntpursuitpursuance ofinvestigation into
   • ▪ (in medieval romance) an expedition made by a knight to accomplish a prescribed task. Similar expeditionadventurejourneyvoyagetrektravelsodysseywanderingjourneyingexplorationventuresearchundertakingcrusademissionpilgrimageerrandrare:peregrination

   verb

   • 1. search for something: "he was a real scientist, questing after truth"
   • ▪ search for; seek out: "they quest wisdom"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French queste (noun), quester (verb), based on Latin quaerere ‘ask, seek’. See also inquest.

   Derivatives

   • 1. quester noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

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