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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

filosofia naturale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fi.lo.zoˈfi.a na.tuˈra.le/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Natural philosophy/ˌnætʃ.ər.əl fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Galileo ha trasformato la filosofia naturale in scienza empirica."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The philosophical study of nature and the physical universe that was dominant before the development of modern science.

    "Isaac Newton's seminal work was titled 'Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy'."
  2. 2

    A historical term encompassing what is now known as physics and the natural sciences.

    "During the Enlightenment, practitioners of natural philosophy sought to uncover the mechanical laws governing the cosmos."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English, combining 'natural' (from Old French and Latin 'naturalis', pertaining to nature) and 'philosophy' (from Greek 'philosophia', love of wisdom). Historically, it referred to the philosophical study of nature and the physical universe before the development of modern empirical science in the 19th century.

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