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epitheory

epitheory noun: a theory based on a more fundamental theory or on a metatheory; A theory which doesn't describe all causes; handling some of them as givens, especially when other theories do analyze these givens.

Noun

epitheory (plural epitheories)

  1. A theory based on a more fundamental theory or on a metatheory; A theory which doesn't describe all causes; handling some of them as givens, especially when other theories do analyze these givens.
  2. branch-theory, subtheory

Forms of epitheory

pluralepitheories

Origin of epitheory

From epi- + theory.

Questions about epitheory

What does epitheory mean?
Epitheory means a theory based on a more fundamental theory or on a metatheory; A theory which doesn't describe all causes; handling some of them as givens, especially when other theories do analyze these givens.
What part of speech is epitheory?
Epitheory is a noun.
What is the plural of epitheory?
The plural of epitheory is epitheories.

Words near epitheory in the dictionary

  1. epithemata
  2. epitheme
  3. epithemes
  4. epithems
  5. epitheories
  6. epitheory
  7. epitherapeia
  8. epithermal
  9. Epitherses
  10. epitheses
  11. epithesis

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