théorétique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin theōrēticus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek θεωρητικός (theōrētikós).[1] By surface analysis, théorie +‎ -(et)ique.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /te.ɔ.ʁe.tik/

Adjective

théorétique (plural théorétiques)

  1. theoretic (dealing with theory)

Noun

théorétique f (uncountable)

  1. theoretics (cognitive theory divorced from ontological considerations)

References

  1. ^ théorétique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.