science

CEFRA1

/ˈsaɪ.əns/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    The study of the natural world through observation and testing.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area.

Examples

  • In recent years, science has made remarkable progress.

  • Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Citations
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Specifically the natural sciences.

  2. A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill.

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

More examples

In context

  • My favorite subjects at school are science, mathematics, and history.

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

  • New developments in science and technology

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Origin

noun

From Middle English science, scyence, borrowed from Old French science, escience, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”), from sciēns, the present participle stem of scire (“to know”).