"protoscience" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: protosciences [plural]
Etymology: proto- + science Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|proto|science}} proto- + science Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} protoscience (countable and uncountable, plural protosciences)
  1. An unscientific or pseudoscientific field of study which later becomes a science (e.g. astrology becoming astronomy and alchemy becoming chemistry). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-protoscience-en-noun-fOkBp-zt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with proto- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with proto-: 48 52
  2. A field of study at the initial phase of the scientific method, involving information gathering and hypothesis formulation, but is not yet falsifiable, or if it is, its predictions have not yet been observed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-protoscience-en-noun-us9OJIwv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with proto- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with proto-: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ur-science, proto-science Related terms: protoscientific

Noun [French]

IPA: /pʁɔ.tɔ.sjɑ̃s/ Forms: protosciences [plural]
Etymology: proto- + science. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|proto-|science}} proto- + science Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} protoscience f (plural protosciences)
  1. protoscience Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-protoscience-fr-noun-0ETZJ5lN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with proto-

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