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Meaning of a priori | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
ˌɑː pɹiˈɔːɹi

Definitions

  1. Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
  2. Presumed without analysis.
  3. Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence.
  4. Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages.

Equivalents

العربية أولي لَا يُحْتَاجُ إِثْبَاتَة إِلَى تَجْرِبَة مسبّق مُسَلَّم بِه
Беларуская апрыёрны
Bosanski aprioran априоран
Čeština a priori
Deutsch a priori apriorisch
Ελληνικά εκ των προτέρων εκ των προτέρων επαγωγικός συμπερασματικός
Español a priori
Suomi a priori apriorinen apriorisesti fiktiivinen hypoteettinen itsestään selvä itsestäänselvä lähtökohtainen oletusarvoinen oletusarvoinen
Français a priori a priori a priori
Hrvatski aprioran априоран
Italiano a priori preconcetto teorico
日本語 アプリオリ アプリオリ
ქართული აპრიორი
한국어 선험적인
Nederlands a priori
Polski a priori apriorycznie aprioryczny aprioryczny apriorystyczny
Português a priori
Русский априори априорный до о́пыта доопытный заранее незави́симо от о́пыта предположительный
Српски aprioran априоран
Tagalog matwiranin
Türkçe apriori önsel
Українська апріорі
Tiếng Việt tiên nghiệm tiên nghiệm

Examples

“In his opening argument, the student mentioned nothing beyond his a priori knowledge.”
“While the great critics drew their authority from the breadth of their reading, New Criterion critics often base⟳ their authority on an a priori rejection of the contemporary.”
“Conlangers can also create⟳ a priori languages, which have⟳ no basis in existing languages. You might be familiar with more a priori conlangs than you think⟳: The Klingon language from the television series “Star Trek,” the Na’vi language from the movie “Avatar,” and the Dothraki language from the television series “Game of Thrones” are all examples of a priori languages.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

à rouet a sheet in the wind a sheet in the wind's eye a taunto a traditional Ecuadorian dish with coconut and shellfish à trois

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