"ex rerum natura" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin ex rērum nātūrā (“from the nature of things”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|ex rērum nātūrā||from the nature of things}} Learned borrowing from Latin ex rērum nātūrā (“from the nature of things”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} ex rerum natura (not comparable)
  1. From the nature of things; from the nature of the case; from nature; applied to arguments based on observation or experiment, as opposed to pure reason. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: in the nature of things
    Sense id: en-ex_rerum_natura-en-adv-9gq849vQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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