"theory" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Inglés]

IPA: /ˈθɪə.ɹi/, /ˈθiː.ə.ɹi/, /ˈθɪɹ.i/, /ˈθɪɹ.i/, [ˈθɪ͡ɹ.i], /ˈθi.ə.ɹi/ Audio: en-us-theory.ogg Forms: theory [singular], theories [plural]
Etymology: Del francés medio théorie, del latín tardío theōria, del griego antiguo θεωρία ("contemplación, especulación, una mirada, cosas miradas"), de θεωρέω ("yo miro, veo, considero, examino"), de θεωρός ('espectador'), de θέα ('vista') + ὁράω ("yo veo, miro") [i. e. θέαν ὁράω (théan horáō, "ver, mirar una vista")].
  1. Teoría.
    Sense id: es-theory-en-noun-ytXY-SIL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): EN:Palabras provenientes del francés medio, EN:Palabras trisílabas, EN:Sustantivos, Inglés

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Del francés medio théorie, del latín tardío theōria, del griego antiguo θεωρία (\"contemplación, especulación, una mirada, cosas miradas\"), de θεωρέω (\"yo miro, veo, considero, examino\"), de θεωρός ('espectador'), de θέα ('vista') + ὁράω (\"yo veo, miro\") [i. e. θέαν ὁράω (théan horáō, \"ver, mirar una vista\")].",
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        "Teoría."
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        "Received Pronunciation, General Australian"
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        "Received Pronunciation, General Australian"
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