science
/ˈsaɪəns/
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Translation
The study of the world by testing and watching how things work.
Word origin
From Latin scientia, meaning knowledge, which came into English through Old French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- scientia
Grammar
Gender
Pluralsciences
Examples
favourite .
"Science" means the study of how the world works.
teaches .
Here "science" is the subject she teaches.
Biology chemistry .
"Sciences" is the plural, meaning more than one field of science.
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