noun
Meaning 1
Something theorised; a theory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 2
The development of something beyond its obvious and practical scope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The act of constructing a theory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
the production or use of theories
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: theorization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conjecture
Narrower terms: ideology, abstraction, generalization, generalisation
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 理論 /理论 (lǐlùn) — something theorized
- Finnish: teoria — something theorized
- French: théorie — something theorized
- Italian: teorizzazione — something theorized
- Chinese Mandarin: 理論化 /理论化 (lǐlùnhuà) — developing of something beyond its obvious and practical scope
- Finnish: teorianmuodostus — developing of something beyond its obvious and practical scope
- Finnish: teoriointi — developing of something beyond its obvious and practical scope