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science.

A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsaɪ.əns/
  1. A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill.

    countable
    Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art.
  2. Specifically the natural sciences.

    countable · uncountable
    My favorite subjects at school are science, mathematics, and history.
  3. Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area.

    archaic · uncountable
  4. The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.

    uncountable
  6. Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.

    uncountable
  7. The scientific community.

    collective · uncountable
  8. Synonym of sweet science (“the sport of boxing”).

    countable · euphemistic · uncountable · with-definite-article
Where this word comes from

From Middle English science, scyence, borrowed from Old French science, escience, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”), from sciēns, the present participle stem of scire (“to know”).

verb/ˈsaɪ.əns/
  1. To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.

    dated · transitive
  2. To use science to solve a problem.

    colloquial · humorous · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English science, scyence, borrowed from Old French science, escience, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”), from sciēns, the present participle stem of scire (“to know”).

noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of scion.

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

See scion.

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