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empiricism

/emˈpɪɹəˌsɪzəm/em-PIH-ruh-sih-zuhm
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ɛmˈpɪɹəˌsɪzəm/em-PIH-ruh-sih-zuhm

Meaningthe way of the empirics

Common meaning: reliance on experience and observation

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Journey through time

  1. Greekempeirikos‘experienced or guided by experience’source
  2. Latinempiricussource
  3. Frenchempirique‘guided by experience’source
  4. Englishempiric‘someone who relies on observation or experiment’
  5. Englishformed in English from empiricempiricism‘reliance on experience and observation’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from empiric + -ism.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), EMPIRIC, p.189 · scan

Source words

  • empeirikos Greek · source word “experienced or guided by experience”

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