theoric

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /θiːˈɒɹɪk/, /θiːˈɔːɹɪk/

Etymology 1

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From Middle English theorike, from Old French theorique, probably from Medieval Latin *theōrica, from Ancient Greek θεωρική (theōrikḗ).

Noun

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theoric (plural theorics)

  1. (obsolete) Theory, as opposed to practice. [14th–19th c.]
    • 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
      So that the art and practic part of life Must be the mistress to this theoric
    • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 27, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes [], book II, London: [] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount [], →OCLC:
      We travel into Italie to learne the art of fencing, and practise it at the cost of our lives, before we know it; it were requisite, according to the order of true discipline, we should preferre the theorike before the practike.
    • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: [], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: [] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 2, member 4:
      Jucundus [] confesseth of himself, that he was mightily delighted with these husbandry studies, and took extraordinary pleasure in them: if the theoric or speculation can so much affect, what shall the place and exercise, the practic part, do?

Etymology 2

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From Middle English theoryk, from Latin theōricus and Middle French theorique. By surface analysis, theory +‎ -ic.

Adjective

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theoric (comparative more theoric, superlative most theoric)

  1. (obsolete) Relating to, or skilled in, theory.
  2. Relating to the Ancient Greek Theorica.

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Adjective

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theoric (not comparable)

  1. theoretic