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prescientificrelating to or denoting the time before the development of modern scientific methods

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to or denoting the time before the development of modern scientific methods

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌpriːsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

Korean meaning: 현대 과학 방법이 발달하기 이전 시대의, 과학 이전의

Korean pronunciation: 프리사이언**티**픽

Example Sentences

  • In prescientific times, people thought thunder was the gods bowling in heaven.
  • Prescientific medicine often relied on herbs and prayers rather than evidence-based treatments.
  • The prescientific worldview saw dragons as the real cause of volcanic eruptions.

prescientific

ADJECTIVE

//ˌpriːsaɪənˈtɪfɪk//

relating to or denoting the time before the development of modern scientific methods

prescientific concept
💡 Concept

relating to or denoting the time before the development of modern scientific methods

prescientific rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From prescientific wonder to scientific discoveries terrific!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌpriːsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌpriːsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpre--
Rootscientific

Origin

라틴어 'prae'(이전에)와 'scientific'이 결합되어 '과학이 발달하기 이전'이라는 의미로 만들어졌습니다. 마치 시간여행을 통해 과학이 없던 시대로 돌아가는 것과 같은 개념이죠.

🎵Rhyme

scientificspecificterrific
scientific
specific
terrific

🔗Collocations

prescientific era
prescientific thinking
prescientific beliefs
prescientific explanation
prescientific society

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

In prescientific times, people thought thunder was the gods bowling in heaven.

Prescientific medicine often relied on herbs and prayers rather than evidence-based treatments.

😄 Fun example

The prescientific worldview saw dragons as the real cause of volcanic eruptions.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

primitivearchaicancientprehistorictraditional

Antonyms

scientificmodernevidence-based

Related

mythologyfolkloresuperstitionancientprimitive

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