Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ex rerum natura

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: ex re-rum -natu-ra
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

From the nature of things; from the nature of the case; from nature; applied to arguments based on observation or experiment, as opposed to pure reason.

Example Sentences

"Let us hear the Arguments that follow, which are taken, as he saith, ex rerum naturâ."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ex rērum nātūrā (“from the nature of things”).

Phrases

in the nature of things

Frequently Paired Words

in the nature of things

Questions

What does ex rerum natura mean?: From the nature of things; from the nature of the case; from nature; applied to arguments based on observation or experiment, as opposed to pure reason.
Where does ex rerum natura come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin ex rērum nātūrā (“from the nature of things”).

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