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theoric
/θiːˈɒɹɪk/
adj 2noun 1
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3ADJ.
old, practic
THEORIC + NOUN
speculation
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
noun
1
Theory, as opposed to practice.
So that the art and practic part of life Must be the mistress to this theoric
We travel into Italie to learne the art of fencing, and practise it at the cost of our lives, before we know it; it were requisite, according to the order of true discipline, we should preferre the theorike before the practike.
adj
1
Relating to, or skilled in, theory; theoretical.
A man but young, / Yet old in judgment, theoric and practic / In all humanity
2
Relating to the Ancient Greek Theorica.
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So that the art and practic part of life Must be the mistress to this theoric
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We travel into Italie to learne the art of fencing, and practise it at the cost of our lives, before we know it; it were requisite, according to the order of true discipline, we should preferre the th
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Jucundus[…]confesseth of himself, that he was mightily delighted with these husbandry studies, and took extraordinary pleasure in them: if the theoric or speculation can so much affect, what shall the
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A man but young, / Yet old in judgment, theoric and practic / In all humanity
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