empiris

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch empirisch, from German empirisch, from Latin empīricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός (empeirikós).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

èmpiris

  1. empirical
    1. pertaining to or based on experience (often, in contrast with having a basis in theoretical explanation).
      Antonym: téorétis
    2. pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

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Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

empiris

  1. indefinite genitive singular of empiri