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empiric (iou)



empiric adjective & noun. LME.
[Latin empiricus noun from Greek empeirikos, from empeiria experience, from empeiros skilled, formed as EM-2 + peira trial, experiment: see -IC.]
A. adjective. = EMPIRICAL. Now chiefly US. LME.
b. noun.
Hist. Any of a sect of ancient physicians who drew their rules of practice only from experience. LME.
b. gen. A scientist who relies solely on observation and experiment. arch. L16.
A person who practises medicine without scientific knowledge; a quack; a charlatan. arch. M16.