"epitheory" meaning in English

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        "A theory based on a more fundamental theory or on a metatheory; A theory which doesn't describe all causes; handling some of them as givens, especially when other theories do analyze these givens."
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        "(philosophy of science) A theory based on a more fundamental theory or on a metatheory; A theory which doesn't describe all causes; handling some of them as givens, especially when other theories do analyze these givens."
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          "roman": "epitheoría",
          "sense": "nonultimate theory",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "επιθεωρία"
        }
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        "branch-theory, subtheory"
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          "branch-theory"
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          "subtheory",
          "subtheory"
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