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zetetic

[ zuh-tet ik ]
/ zəˈtɛt ɪk /
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adjective
believing in or based on the theory that the earth is a flat plane and the sun, moon, and other heavenly bodies are only a few thousand feet above it:zetetic astronomy.
proceeding by inquiry or investigation:zetetic method.
of or related to an ancient Greek school of philosophy that espoused extreme skepticism.
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Origin of zetetic

First recorded in 1650–60; from New Latin zētēticus, from Greek zētētikós “inclined to investigate or inquire”

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British Dictionary definitions for zetetic

zetetic
/ (zəˈtɛtɪk) /

adjective
proceeding by inquiry; investigating

Word Origin for zetetic

C17: from New Latin, from Greek zētētikos, from zēteō to seek
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