science

science
sci•ence
[[t]ˈsaɪ əns[/t]] n.
1) bio a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws
2) bio systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation
3) bio any of the branches of natural or physical science
4) systematized knowledge in general
5) knowledge, as of facts or principles; knowledge gained by systematic study
6) a particular branch of knowledge
7) any skill or technique that reflects a precise application of facts or principles
Etymology: 1300–50; ME < MF < L scientia knowledge =scient-, s. of sciēns, prp. of scīre to know +-ia -ia

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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