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adjective
of, pertaining to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
Related forms
ob·ser·va·tion·al·ly, adverb
non·ob·ser·va·tion·al, adjective
pre·ob·ser·va·tion·al, adjective
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Observationally
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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World English Dictionary
| observation (ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of observing or the state of being observed |
| 2. | a comment or remark |
| 3. | detailed examination of phenomena prior to analysis, diagnosis, or interpretation: the patient was under observation |
| 4. | the facts learned from observing |
| 5. | an obsolete word for observance |
| 6. | nautical |
| a. a sight taken with an instrument to determine the position of an observer relative to that of a given heavenly body | |
| b. the data so taken | |
| obser'vational | |
| —adj | |
| obser'vationally | |
| —adv | |
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