science

Middle English

/siːˈɛns(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • facts, knowledge; that which is known:
  • One's faculty of finding information; knowing or insight
  • One's faculty of making sound decisions; sagaciousness.
  • One's aptitude or learning; one's knowledge (in a field).
  • A non-learned discipline, pursuit, or field.
  • (rare) verifiability; trust in knowledge.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French science derived from Latin scientia (knowledge).

Origin

Latin

scientia

Gloss

knowledge

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