"theoria" meaning in Latin

See theoria in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [tʰeˈoː.ri.a] [Classical-Latin], [teˈɔː.ri.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεωρία (theōría). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:θεωρία|text=+|title=theōria|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "θεωρία", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "theōria", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="theōria"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεωρία (theōría). Head templates: {{la-noun|theōria<1>}} theōria f (genitive theōriae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|theōria<1>}} Forms: theōria [canonical, feminine], theōriae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], theōria [nominative, singular], theōriae [nominative, plural], theōriae [genitive, singular], theōriārum [genitive, plural], theōriae [dative, singular], theōriīs [dative, plural], theōriam [accusative, singular], theōriās [accusative, plural], theōriā [ablative, singular], theōriīs [ablative, plural], theōria [singular, vocative], theōriae [plural, vocative]
  1. (philosophy) speculation, theory Tags: declension-1
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          "philosophy",
          "philosophy"
        ],
        [
          "speculation",
          "speculation"
        ],
        [
          "theory",
          "theory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(philosophy) speculation, theory"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[tʰeˈoː.ri.a]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[teˈɔː.ri.a]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "theoria"
}

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