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empiricist

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪmˈpɪrɪsɪst/


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
em•pir•i•cism  (em pir′ə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. empirical method or practice.
  2. Philosophythe doctrine that all knowledge is derived from sense experience. Cf. rationalism (def. 2).
  3. undue reliance upon experience, as in medicine;
    quackery.
  4. an empirical conclusion.
  • empiric + -ism 1650–60
em•pir′i•cist, n., adj. 

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