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EPISTEMOLOGY
Definition of EPISTEMOLOGY
noun
The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “science, knowledge”), from ἐπίσταμαι (epístamai, “to know”) + -λογία (-logía, “study or logic of”), from λόγος (lógos, “speech, language”). The term was introduced into English by Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier (1808–1864).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EPISTEMOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 121 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPISTEMOLOGY starts with E and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEGILMOOPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start EPISTEMO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found EPISTEMOLOGY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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