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- [sahy-uh n-tif-ik]
- /ˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk/
- /prˌiːsaɪəntˈɪfɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahy-uh n-tif-ik]
- /ˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk/
Definitions of prescientific word
- adjective prescientific of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies. 1
- adjective prescientific occupied or concerned with science: scientific experts. 1
- adjective prescientific regulated by or conforming to the principles of exact science: scientific procedures. 1
- adjective prescientific systematic or accurate in the manner of an exact science. 1
- adjective prescientific of or relating to the period before the development of modern science and its methods 0
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Origin of prescientific
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Medieval Latin scientificus, equivalent to scient- (see science) + -i - -i- + -ficus -fic
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Parts of speech for Prescientific
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prescientific popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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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