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philosophy

/fɪˈlɒsəfi/
noun
  1. The love of wisdom.

  2. An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism.

    "Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics."

  3. A comprehensive system of belief.

verb
  1. To philosophize.

noun
  1. The size of type between long primer and pica, standardized as 11 point.

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