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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus (pertaining to science).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪfɪk

Adjective

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scientific (comparative more scientific, superlative most scientific)

  1. Of, or having to do with science.
    • 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 9:
      There is also in these matters of Science (though many scientific men would doubtless deny this) a great deal of "Fashion".
    • 2012 January, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 4 April 2012, page 87:
      In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.
  2. Having the quality of being derived from, or consistent with, the scientific method.
  3. In accord with procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Scientific. Dictionary.com. May 22, 2011

Interlingua

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scientific (not comparable)

  1. scientific
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Ladin

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scientific m pl

  1. plural of scientifich

Occitan

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scientific m (feminine singular scientifica, masculine plural scientifics, feminine plural scientificas)

  1. scientific, scientifical

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Noun

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scientific m (plural scientifics, feminine scientifica, feminine plural scientificas)

  1. scientist
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Romanian

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Adjective

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scientific m or n (feminine singular scientifică, masculine plural scientifici, feminine and neuter plural scientifice)

  1. Obsolete form of științific.

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References

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  • scientific in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN