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Etymology
From OF. term|lang=fro|science, from L. term|scientia||knowledge, from the present participle stem of term|scire||know.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�saɪ�ns/|/�saɪ�ns/
audio|en-us-science.ogg|Audio (US)
audio|en-ca-science.ogg|Audio (CA)
rhymes|aɪ�ns

Noun
en-noun

1. The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.

#* 1951 January 1, w:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein, letter to Maurice Solovine, as published in Letters to Solovine (1993)
#*: I have found no better expression than "religious" for confidence in the rational nature of reality [...] Whenever this feeling is absent, science degenerates into uninspired empiricism.

1. A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability.

#: Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art.

1. context|biblical The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth:

#* 1611, w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/1 Timothy|I Timothy 6:20-21
#*: O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding vain and profane babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

1. archaic knowledge|Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area.

#: I have much science concerning fire and smoke.

Translations
trans-top|collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method
Bosnian: t|bs|nauka|f
Croatian: t-|hr|znanost|f
Czech: t+|cs|v�da|f
Danish: videnskab, videnskabelighed
Dutch: t+|nl|wetenschap|f
Estonian: t-|et|teadus
Finnish: t+|fi|tiede
German: t+|de|Wissenschaft|f
Hebrew: he-translation|��ע|madá m
Hindi: t+|hi|वि���ान|scDeva|xsHindi
Hungarian: t-|hu|tudomány
Icelandic: t-|is|vísindi|n, t+|is|fræði|n
Italian: t+|it|scienza|f
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Japanese: t+|ja|�学|sc=Jpan (���, kagaku)
Korean: t|ko|scHang|과�|trgwahak
Kurdish: KUchar|زا�ست�
Latvian: zin�tne f
Malayalam: ശാസ��ത�ര� (Saasthram)
Maltese: t-|mt|xjenza|f|xs=Maltese
Portuguese: t-|pt|ciência|f
Russian: t+|ru|на�ка|f|sc=Cyrl (naúka)
Scottish Gaelic: eòlas m
Serbian: t-|sr|на�ка|f|sc=Cyrl, t|sr|nauka|f
Slovene: t+|sl|znanost|f
Spanish: t+|es|ciencia|f
Swedish: t-|sv|vetenskap|c
Vietnamese: khoa h�c
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trans-top|particular discipline or branch of learning
Afrikaans: wetenskap
Arabic: Arab|ع�� IPAchar|(�elm) m
Bosnian: t|bs|nauka|f
Croatian: t-|hr|znanost|f
Chinese: �學, �学 (k�xué)
Danish: videnskab
Dutch: t+|nl|wetenschap|f
Estonian: -teadus, teadusala
Finnish: -tiede, tieteenala
French: t+|fr|science|f
German: t+|de|Wissenschaft|f
Greek: t-|el|ε�ι��ήμη|f|sc=Grek (epistími)
Hebrew: he-translation|��ע|madá m
Hungarian: t-|hu|tudomány
Icelandic: t+|is|fræði|n
Interlingua: scientia#Interlingua|scientia
Italian: t+|it|scienza|f
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Japanese: t+|ja|�学|sc=Jpan (���, kagaku)
Korean: t|ko|scHang|과�|trgwahak
Latvian: zin�tne f
Malayalam: ശാസ��ത�ര� (Saasthram)
Malays: bidang sains
Maltese: t-|mt|xjenza|xs=Maltese
Portuguese: t-|pt|ciência|f
Romanian: t-|ro|materie|f
Russian: t+|ru|на�ка|f|sc=Cyrl (naúka)
Scottish Gaelic: eòlas m
Serbian: t-|sr|на�ка|f|sc=Cyrl, t|sr|nauka|f
Slovene: t+|sl|znanost|f
Spanish: t+|es|ciencia|f
Swedish: t-|sv|vetenskap
Vietnamese: ngành khoa h�c, môn khoa h�c
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trans-top|fact of knowing something
Bosnian: t|bs|nauka|f, t-|bs|znanje|n
Croatian: t-|hr|znanje|n
Dutch: t+|nl|weten|n, t+|nl|wetenschap|f
Finnish: t+|fi|tieto
German: t+|de|Wissen|n
Icelandic: t-|is|vísindi|n, t+|is|fræði|n
Italian: t+|it|scienza|f
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Latvian: zin�tne f
Malayalam: ശാസ��ത�ര� (Saasthram)
Maltese: t-|mt|xjenza|f|xs=Maltese
Portuguese: t-|pt|ciência|f
Romanian: t-|ro|�tiinţ�|f
Scottish Gaelic: eòlas m
Serbian: t-|sr|на�ка|f|scCyrl, t|sr|nauka|f, t|sr|зна�е|n|scCyrl, t-|sr|znanje|n
Slovene: t+|sl|znanje|n
Vietnamese: trí thức, kiến thức
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trans-top|knowledge gained through study or practice
Bosnian: t|bs|nauka|f, t-|bs|znanje|n
Croatian: t-|hr|znanje|n
Dutch: t+|nl|kennis|f, t+|nl|ervaring, t+|nl|wetenschap|f
Finnish: t+|fi|tieto|alt=tiedot
German: t-|de|Kenntnis|n, t+|de|Erfahrung|f, t+|de|Wissen|n
Icelandic: t-|is|vísindi|n, t+|is|fræði|n
Italian: t+|it|scienza|f, t+|it|conoscenza|f
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Japanese: t-|ja|�学��|sc=Jpan (������, kagaku-chishiki)
Korean: t|ko|scHang|��|trjisik
Latin: t-|la|scientia|f
Latvian: zin�tne f
Malayalam: ശാസ��ത�ര� (Saasthram)
Maltese: t-|mt|xjenza|xsMaltese, t-|mt|għerf|xsMaltese
Portuguese: t-|pt|ciência|f
Romanian: t-|ro|�tiinţ�|f
Scottish Gaelic: eòlas m
Serbian: t-|sr|на�ка|f|scCyrl, t|sr|nauka|f, t|sr|зна�е|n|scCyrl, t-|sr|znanje|n
Slovene: t+|sl|znanje|n
Spanish: t+|es|conocimiento|m
Swedish: t+|sv|kunskap|c
Vietnamese: trí thức, kiến thức
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Afrikaans: wetenskap#Afrikaans|wetenskap
ttbc|Aragonese: zenzia f
ttbc|Asturian: ciencia#Asturian|ciencia f
ttbc|Belarusian: нав�к� (navuki)
ttbc|Breton: skiant f
ttbc|Catalan: t|ca|ciència|f
ttbc|Chinese: �学 (k�xué)
ttbc|Esperanto: scienco
ttbc|French: t+|fr|science|f
ttbc|Frisian: wittenskip f
ttbc|Galician: ciencia#Galician|ciencia
ttbc|Ido: cienco
ttbc|Indonesian: alam
ttbc|Interlingua: scientia#Interlingua|scientia
ttbc|Interlingue: scientie
ttbc|Irish: saidheans
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ttbc|Japanese: �学, ��� (kagaku)
ttbc|Kurdish: zanist f, ilim f, zanyarî f, zanîn f
ttbc|Lithuanian: mokslas m (2)
ttbc|Low German: wetenskap#Low German|wetenskap
ttbc|Low Saxon: wetenschop
ttbc|Nahuatl: tlapohualmatiliztli
ttbc|Malti: xjenza f
ttbc|Nepali: वि���ान (wigyan)
ttbc|Norwegian: vitenskap m
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|دا�ش (d�neš)
ttbc|Polish: t|pl|nauka|f
ttbc|Romanian: �tiinţ� f
ttbc|Sindhi: SDchar|سائ��س (s�ins) f
ttbc|Slovak: veda f
ttbc|Sundanese: élmu
ttbc|Swahili: sayansi
ttbc|Tagalog: agham, siyensya
ttbc|Turkish: bilim
ttbc|Ukrainian: t-|uk|на�ка|scCyrl|xsUkrainian (nauka)
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Derived terms
top3
down to a science
earth science
life science
mid3
marine science
pseudoscience
science fiction
mid3
scientific
scientifically
scientist

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Sciences|*
Category:Thinking

French

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #English|Science, knowledge.

Related terms
scientificité
scientifique
scientiste

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