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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
science
/ˈsaɪəns/
noun
knowledge of the physical world based on facts
- “Consciousness is still a mystery, for both science and philosophy.”Tatoeba
- “Evolutionary anthropology is based in natural science and social science.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)