scient
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Etymology 1 edit
From Latin sciēns (“knowing”), from sciō (“know”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪənt/
Adjective edit
scient (comparative more scient, superlative most scient)
- Knowing; aware; knowledgeable.
- 1626, Sir Charles Cornwallis, A Discourse of the most illustrious Prince Henry, late Prince of Wales, p.8
- …referring them to ſome ſuch of his principal Officers as he thought to be the moſt ſcient in Matters of that Nature…
- 1626, Sir Charles Cornwallis, A Discourse of the most illustrious Prince Henry, late Prince of Wales, p.8
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See scion.
Noun edit
scient
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scient