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(sciences) Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
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(philosophy) Alternative form of apriority. [(philosophy) The quality or state of being known a priori]
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A priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
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A file detailing a legal or medical case.
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One who forms conjectures.
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(art, historical) Relating to cubo-futurism.
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(rhetoric) A call to witness.
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With regard to elections
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A palpable depiction of a (usually sensational) vision of the future.
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Of or relating to a futurama.
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(countable) A postulated history of the future that is used by authors in the subgenre of science fiction to construct a common background for fiction.
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(rare) A world with a futuristic appearance.
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The study and prediction of possible futures.
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One who studies and predicts possible futures.
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futurism (the study and prediction of possible futures)
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A prefabricated house shaped like a flying saucer, made of plastics and polymers, designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen and produced from 1968 to the 1980s.
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The scientific forecasting of future trends in science, technology or society
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Alternative form of large-group awareness training [(psychology) (abbreviated LGAT) Activities usually offered by groups linked with the human potential movement which claim to increase self-awareness and bring about desirable transformations in individuals' personal lives.]
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In a legalistic manner; in a manner promoting legalism.
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A principle which governs the application or underpins the domain of other principles.
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(sociolinguistics) Prestige acquired in a community by using a standard or formal language variety associated with power and status.
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Relating to peroration.
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Abbreviation of personal. [Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.]
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Being or relating to a postscript.
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(discourse analysis) A relatively abstract form of genre, such as "narrative", that is not tied to specific cultural practices.
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A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
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(chiefly theology) Of or relating to predestination.
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Relating to predeterminism.
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(US) A course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for studying theology.
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(sometimes pluralized) Moral rule or aspect.
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(rationalist community, by extension) A belief supported by previous evidence or experience that one can use to make inferences about the future.
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Obsolete spelling of prognostic (adjective) [Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.]
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Alternative spelling of propaedeutic [An introductory course of instruction.]
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The actual reasons for going to war. These may differ from proschemata, the pretexts offered to the public.
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In or by a regiment or regiments.
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An optimistic version of the future (featuring flying cars, robot servants, etc.) popular from approximately the 1920s to the 1960s.
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Alternative spelling of retrofuturism [The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design.]
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The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design.
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An opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group.
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One who tends to think and plan for the short term.
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Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
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