empirio-

combining form

variants or less commonly empirico-

1

: experience : experiment

empiriogenic

empiriosymbolist

2

: empirical and

empiricoinductive

Word History

Etymology

empirio- from German, from Greek empeiria experience (from empeiros experienced + -ia -y) + German -o-; empirico- from empiric, adjective + -o-

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