Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aprioristic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
apri-or-is-tic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English a priori Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English aprioristic From a priori + -istic.

Inflected Forms

more aprioristic (comparative) most aprioristic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does aprioristic mean?
A priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
Where does aprioristic come from?
Etymology tree English a priori Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English aprioristic From a priori + -istic.

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