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epistemology definition

epis·te·mol·ogy (ē pis′tə mäl′ə jē, i-)

noun pl. epistemologies -·gies

the study or theory of the nature, sources, and limits of knowledge

Etymology: < Gr epistēmē, knowledge < epistanai, to understand, believe (< epi- + histanai, orig., to stand before, confront: see stand) + -logy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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