a priori
See also: apriori
English
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Etymology
First attested in 1610, from Latin ā priōrī (literally “from the former”).
Adjective
a priori (comparative more a priori, superlative most a priori)
- (logic) Based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
- In his opening argument, the student mentioned nothing beyond his a priori knowledge.
- Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
- Presumed without analysis.
- 1996, Jeet Heer, Gravitas, Autumn 1996
- While the great critics drew their authority from the breadth of their reading, New Criterion critics often base their authority on an a priori rejection of the contemporary.
- 1996, Jeet Heer, Gravitas, Autumn 1996
- (linguistics, of a constructed language) Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages.[1]
- 2012 November 1, Laura Wright, “UT Language Creation Society invites students to learn origins of newer languages”, in The Daily Texan[1]:
- Conlangers can also create a priori languages, which have no basis in existing languages. You might be familiar with more a priori conlangs than you think: The Klingon language from the television series “Star Trek,” the Na’vi language from the movie “Avatar,” and the Dothraki language from the television series “Game of Thrones” are all examples of a priori languages.
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Translations
(logic) based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
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Adverb
a priori (comparative more a priori, superlative most a priori)
- (logic) In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation.
Translations
derived by logic
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See also
References
- ^ Donald J. Harlow, How to Build a Language
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin a priori (literally “from the former”).
Adjective
a priori (invariable)
- intuitively known, a priori
Adverb
a priori
Noun
a priori m (plural as prioris)
Antonyms
German
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Audio (file)
Etymology
From Latin a priori (literally “from the former”).
Adjective
a priori (not comparable)
Declension
Adverb
a priori
Further reading
- a priori on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Italian
Etymology
From Latin a priori (literally “from the former”).
Adjective
Adverb
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
First attested in 1610, from Latin a priori (literally “from the former”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
- (logic) a priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
- viten a priori
- a priori knowledge
- viten a priori
- self-evident, intuitively obvious.
- presumed without analysis.
- a priori kunne man vente at...
- a priori one could expect that...
- a priori kunne man vente at...
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References
- priori “a priori” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “a priori” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin a priori (literally “from the former”).
Adverb
a priori
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin a priori (literally “from the former”).
Adverb
Derived terms
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