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science

/ˈsaɪəns/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability.
  2. Specifically the natural sciences.
  3. Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area.
  4. The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.
  5. The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.
  6. Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
  7. To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.
  8. To use science to solve a problem.
  9. The sport of boxing.
  10. A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
  11. The heir to a throne.
  12. A guardian.
  13. A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data