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empiric
[ em-pir-ik ]
/ ɛmˈpɪr ɪk /
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noun
a person who follows an empirical method.
a quack; charlatan.
adjective
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Origin of empiric
OTHER WORDS FROM empiric
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British Dictionary definitions for empiric
empiric
/ (ɛmˈpɪrɪk) /
noun
a person who relies on empirical methods
a medical quack; charlatan
adjective
a variant of empirical
Word Origin for empiric
C16: from Latin empīricus, from Greek empeirikos practised, from peiran to attempt
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