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anti-science

an·ti-sci·ence
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee sahy-uh ns]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈsaɪ əns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee sahy-uh ns]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈsaɪ əns/

Definitions of anti-science word

  • noun anti-science a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences. 1
  • noun anti-science systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation. 1
  • noun anti-science any of the branches of natural or physical science. 1
  • noun anti-science systematized knowledge in general. 1
  • noun anti-science knowledge, as of facts or principles; knowledge gained by systematic study. 1
  • noun anti-science a particular branch of knowledge. 1

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Origin of anti-science

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin scientia knowledge, equivalent to scient- (stem of sciēns), present participle of scīre to know + -ia -ia

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Parts of speech for Anti-science

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anti-science popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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