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   empiric

   /ɪmˈpɪrɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. another term for empirical

   noun

   • 1. a person who, in medicine or other sciences, relies solely on observation and experiment. archaic
   • ▪ a quack doctor. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Latin from Greek empeirikos, from empeiria ‘experience’, from empeiros ‘skilled’ (based on peira ‘trial, experiment’).

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