Definition of 'empiric'
adjective
3. a variant of empirical
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Word origin
C16: from Latin empīricus, from Greek empeirikos practised, from peiran to attempt
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empiric in American English
noun
1.
2. Archaic
a charlatan; quack
adjective
3.
empirical
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Word origin
L empiricus < Gr empeirikos, experienced < empeiria, experience < en-, in + peira, a trial, experiment: see fareWord Frequency
empiric in American English
(emˈpɪrɪk)
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[1520–30; ‹ L empīricus ‹ Gk empeirikós experienced, equiv. to em- em-2 + peir- (s. of peirân to attempt) + -ikos -ic]Examples of 'empiric' in a sentence
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