"a priori" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹaɪ/ (note: anglicized), /ˌɑː pɹiˈɔːɹi/ (note: anglicized), /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-a priori.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more a priori [comparative], most a priori [superlative]
Etymology: First attested in 1610. Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1610}} 1610, {{etydate|1610}} First attested in 1610., {{lbor|en|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} a priori (comparative more a priori, superlative most a priori)
  1. (logic) Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence. Categories (topical): Logic Translations (logic: based on hypothesis rather than experiment): مُسَلَّم بِه (musallam bih) (Arabic), لَا يُحْتَاجُ إِثْبَاتَة إِلَى تَجْرِبَة (alt: lā yuḥtāju ʔiṯbāta(t) ʔilā tajriba) (Arabic), апрыёрны (apryjórny) (Belarusian), 先驗 (Chinese Mandarin), 先验 (xiānyàn) (Chinese Mandarin), apriorinen (Finnish), hypoteettinen (Finnish), a priori (Finnish), επαγωγικός (epagogikós) (Greek), συμπερασματικός (symperasmatikós) (Greek), प्रागनुभविक (prāgnubhvik) (Hindi), अनुभवनिरपेक्ष (anubhvanirpekṣ) (Hindi), a priori (Italian), teorico (Italian), preconcetto (Italian), 선험적인 (seonheomjeogin) (Korean), a priori (Norwegian Bokmål), a priori (Polish), aprioryczny (Polish), apriorystyczny (Polish), a priori (Portuguese), априо́рный (apriórnyj) (Russian), доо́пытный (doópytnyj) (Russian), предположи́тельный (predpoložítelʹnyj) (Russian), matwiranin (Tagalog), apriori (Turkish), önsel (Turkish), апріо́рний (apriórnyj) (Ukrainian), tiên nghiệm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-a_priori-en-adj-QH6kZdtw Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'logic: based on hypothesis rather than experiment': 82 11 2 5
  2. Self-evident, intuitively obvious. Translations (self-evident, intuitively obvious): itsestäänselvä (Finnish), itsestään selvä (Finnish), oletusarvoinen (Finnish), a priori (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-a_priori-en-adj-ohSn1bAv Disambiguation of 'self-evident, intuitively obvious': 6 91 1 2
  3. Presumed without analysis. Translations (presumed without analysis): itsestäänselvä (Finnish), itsestään selvä (Finnish), oletusarvoinen (Finnish), a priori (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-a_priori-en-adj-pbgfHxZm Disambiguation of 'presumed without analysis': 2 2 85 11
  4. (linguistics, conlanging) Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages. Categories (topical): Conlanging, Linguistics Translations (linguistics: developed entirely from scratch): fiktiivinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-a_priori-en-adj-o3eM9udA Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'linguistics: developed entirely from scratch': 4 3 2 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deductive, apriori Derived forms: apriorism, apriorist, aprioristic, apriority Related terms: a fortiori

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹaɪ/ (note: anglicized), /ˌɑː pɹiˈɔːɹi/ (note: anglicized), /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-a priori.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more a priori [comparative], most a priori [superlative]
Etymology: First attested in 1610. Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1610}} 1610, {{etydate|1610}} First attested in 1610., {{lbor|en|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{en-adv|nolinkhead=1}} a priori (comparative more a priori, superlative most a priori)
  1. (logic) In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation. Categories (topical): Logic Related terms: ex ante Translations (derived by logic): مُسَبَّق (musabbaq) (Arabic), апрыёры (apryjóry) (Belarusian), 先驗 (Chinese Mandarin), 先验 (xiānyàn) (Chinese Mandarin), a priori (Czech), a priori (Dutch), apriorisesti (Finnish), a priori (Finnish), a priori (French), a priori (Galician), აპრიორი (aṗriori) (Georgian), a priori (German), εκ των προτέρων (ek ton protéron) (Greek), אפריורי (apriori) (Hebrew), पूर्वसिद्ध (pūrvasiddh) (Hindi), a priori (Italian), アプリオリ (apuriori) (Japanese), a priori (Norwegian Bokmål), a priori (Polish), apriorycznie (Polish), a priori (Portuguese), a priori (Romanian), априо́ри (aprióri) (Russian), зара́нее (zaráneje) (Russian), незави́симо от о́пыта (nezavísimo ot ópyta) (Russian), до о́пыта (do ópyta) (Russian), a priori (Spanish), önsel (Turkish), апріо́рі (aprióri) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-a_priori-en-adv-KBawoMqz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 26 1 10 37 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apriori

Adjective [French]

IPA: /a pʁi.jɔ.ʁi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-a priori.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=from the former|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”), {{bor+|fr|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=y|nolinkhead=1}} a priori (invariable)
  1. intuitively known, a priori Tags: invariable Synonyms: à priori, apriori
    Sense id: en-a_priori-fr-adj-9bisFljX

Adverb [French]

IPA: /a pʁi.jɔ.ʁi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-a priori.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=from the former|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”), {{bor+|fr|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{fr-adv|nolinkhead=1}} a priori
  1. (informal) at first glance Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-a_priori-fr-adv-WkKnKQ1~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 24 71 4

Noun [French]

IPA: /a pʁi.jɔ.ʁi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-a priori.wav Forms: a priori [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=from the former|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”), {{bor+|fr|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#|nolinkhead=1}} a priori m (plural a priori)
  1. preconceived idea Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-a_priori-fr-noun-O2KR7ogF

Adjective [German]

IPA: /a pʁiˈoːʁi/ Audio: De-a priori.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=from the former|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”), {{bor+|de|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{de-adj|indecl|nolinkhead=1}} a priori (indeclinable)
  1. a priori Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-a_priori-de-adj-ca9YREj0 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 100 0

Adverb [German]

IPA: /a pʁiˈoːʁi/ Audio: De-a priori.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=from the former|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”), {{bor+|de|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=a priori|sort=}} a priori, {{de-adv|head=a priori}} a priori
  1. a priori
    Sense id: en-a_priori-de-adv-ca9YREj0

Adjective [Italian]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{it-adj|inv=1}} a priori (invariable)
  1. a priori Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-a_priori-it-adj-ca9YREj0

Adverb [Italian]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{it-adv}} a priori
  1. a priori Derived forms: apriorismo, apriorista, aprioristico
    Sense id: en-a_priori-it-adv-ca9YREj0 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 0 100

Adverb [Latin]

IPA: /aː priˈoː.riː/ [Classical], [äː priˈoːriː] [Classical], /a priˈo.ri/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [äː priˈɔːri] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: ā priōrī [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “from the former, from that which comes before”. Introduced as a technical phrase by Scholastic philosophers, notably Albert of Saxony (14th century). Head templates: {{la-adv|ā priōrī|-}} ā priōrī (not comparable)
  1. (Medieval Latin) In a manner involving reasoning from cause to effect. Tags: Medieval-Latin, not-comparable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-a_priori-la-adv-muq90dLG Disambiguation of Philosophy: 53 47 Categories (other): Medieval Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46
  2. (New Latin) In a manner involving reasoning from first principles; a priori. Tags: New-Latin, not-comparable Categories (topical): Philosophy Related terms: ā posteriōrī
    Sense id: en-a_priori-la-adv-GkI12R1l Disambiguation of Philosophy: 53 47 Categories (other): New Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46

Adverb [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /aˈpriːoːrɪ/ Audio: NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a priori».ogg
Rhymes: -oːrɪ Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nb|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{head|nb|adverb}} a priori
  1. (logic, philosophy) a priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment. Categories (topical): Logic, Philosophy Related terms: a fortiori (english: a fortiori)
    Sense id: en-a_priori-nb-adv-bEdRuvN6 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  2. presumed without analysis, self-evident, intuitively obvious.
    Sense id: en-a_priori-nb-adv-dx3vwClh

Adverb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Head templates: {{head|nn|adverb||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}}} a priori, {{nn-adv}} a priori
  1. (logic, philosophy) a priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment. Categories (topical): Logic, Philosophy
    Sense id: en-a_priori-nn-adv-bEdRuvN6 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  2. presumed without analysis, self-evident, intuitively obvious.
    Sense id: en-a_priori-nn-adv-dx3vwClh

Adjective [Polish]

IPA: /a ˈprjɔ.ri/
Rhymes: -ɔri Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|pl|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{pl-adj|-|adv=-|head=a priori}} a priori (not comparable, no derived adverb)
  1. (literary, logic, philosophy) a priori Tags: literary, not-comparable Categories (topical): Logic, Philosophy Synonyms: aprioryczny, apriorystyczny
    Sense id: en-a_priori-pl-adj-ca9YREj0 Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Adverb [Polish]

IPA: /a ˈprjɔ.ri/
Rhymes: -ɔri Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|pl|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{pl-adv|-|head=a priori}} a priori (not comparable)
  1. (literary, logic, philosophy) a priori Tags: literary, not-comparable Categories (topical): Logic, Philosophy Synonyms: apriorycznie Derived forms: aprioryczny, apriorystyczny, apriorysta, aprioryzm Related terms: apriorycznie, aprioryczność
    Sense id: en-a_priori-pl-adv-ca9YREj0 Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Adverb [Portuguese]

IPA: /a pɾiˈɔ.ɾi/ [Brazil], [a pɾɪˈɔ.ɾi] [Brazil], /a ˈpɾjɔ.ɾi/ [Brazil], /a pɾiˈɔ.ɾi/ [Portugal], /a ˈpɾjɔ.ɾi/ [Portugal]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|pt|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{pt-adv|nolinkhead=1}} a priori
  1. (logic) a priori (derived by logic) Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-a_priori-pt-adv-sZSUTWPc Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  2. a priori (presumed without analysis)
    Sense id: en-a_priori-pt-adv-01ND0RnN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: apriorismo

Adverb [Spanish]

IPA: /a pɾiˈoɾi/, [a pɾiˈo.ɾi]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=from the former|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”), {{bor+|es|ML.|ā priōrī||involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles|lit=from the former}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”) Head templates: {{es-adv|head=a priori}} a priori
  1. beforehand Synonyms: previamente, antes, anteriormente
    Sense id: en-a_priori-es-adv-qg1svMqU
  2. (logic, philosophy) a priori Categories (topical): Logic, Philosophy Derived forms: apriorismo, apriorístico
    Sense id: en-a_priori-es-adv-ca9YREj0 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Alternative forms

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