"nonscience" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nonsciences [plural]
Etymology: From non- + science. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|science}} non- + science Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nonscience (countable and uncountable, plural nonsciences)
  1. (usually uncountable) That which is not science, or a specific non-scientific field Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-nonscience-en-noun-lqtn09IK Categories (other): English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 57 43
  2. A body, set, or system of information, methods, beliefs, and hypotheses (such as history, astrology or metaphysics) that does not use the scientific method or follow accepted scientific standards as a basis for observation, or development of a theory. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nonscience-en-noun-tcVZhbZr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-science Related terms: nonscientific, nonscientist, parascience, pseudoscience

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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