"science" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sjɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-science.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-science.wav Forms: sciences [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Etymology: Inherited from Middle French science, from Old French science, a learned borrowing from Latin scientia, from sciēns + -ia. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:science<id:knowledge>|id=collective discipline|text=++}} Inherited from Middle French science, from Old French science, a learned borrowing from Latin scientia, from sciēns + -ia. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} science f (plural sciences)
  1. science (field of study, etc.) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-science-fr-noun-19mkBqDe Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with etymology texts, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 7 14 6 1 3 8 0 12 1 1 1 11 0 1 1 4 1 3 4 3 3 5 11 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 15 5 0 2 7 0 13 1 1 0 12 0 0 1 4 0 3 4 3 3 5 12 0 Disambiguation of French entries with etymology texts: 95 5 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 97 3
  2. (literary or archaic) knowledge Tags: archaic, feminine, literary Synonyms: connaissance, savoir
    Sense id: en-science-fr-noun-4PiVhy1l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abîme de science, avoir la science infuse, puits de science, science de la terre, science de la vie, science des médias, science dure, science exacte, science humaine, science molle Related terms: scientificité, scientifique, scientiste

Inflected forms

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