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In an epistemic way, as:
In a way that pertains to knowledge and cognition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
adv
In an epistemic way, as:
In a way that pertains to metaknowledge and epistemology (awareness of the source, truth, and epistemologic grounding of knowledge).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
Qualifier: more specifically
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Synonyms: epistemologically
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English epistemic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English epistemically From epistemic + -ally.
