1 | noun | a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena 2 | noun | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena 3 | noun | a belief that can guide behavior
th'iree (IPA: θˈɪri)
the-o-ry (6 letters | 3 syllables)
1592 (Elizabethan era | European Renaissance) (433 years ago)
Latin | Modern Greek
written: 677th most common (1 in 7042 words) ( > 99% noun)
spoken: 1590th most common (1 in 28571 words)
(includes some inflected forms)
theories
hypothesis | possibility
fact | truth
atomic theory | atomism | atomistic theory | atomist theory | blastogenesis | economic theory | field theory | holism | holistic theory | preformation | reductionism | scientific theory | structural anthropology | structuralism | structural sociology | ... (total: 31)
explanation | concept | conception | construct | belief (total: 5)
beery | bleary | cheery | deary | dreary | leery | teary | weary | wiry (total: 9) (based on typical American pronunciation)
theirs | theorem
(none among common words)
Arrhenius theory of dissociation | association theory | big-bang theory | big bang theory | Bohr theory | cell theory | communication theory | continuous creation theory | corpuscular theory | corpuscular theory of light | ... (total: 58)
The Theory of Moral Sentiments (Adam Smith)
The Theory of Flight | The Auteur Theory | Single Video Theory | Conspiracy Theory | Chaos Theory (total: 5)
theory.com | theory.org | theory.info | theory.biz
It's just an idea | Something to be tested (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)
12 (International English) | 12 (North American English)
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