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   schema

   /ˈskiːmə/

   noun

   • 1. a representation of a plan or theory in the form of an outline or model: technical "a schema of scientific reasoning"
   • 2. a syllogistic figure.
   • 3. (in Kantian philosophy) a conception of what is common to all members of a class; a general or essential type or form.

   Word Origin late 18th century (as a term in philosophy): from Greek skhēma ‘form, figure’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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