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   theory

   /ˈθɪəri/

   noun

   • 1. a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained: "Darwin's theory of evolution" Similar hypothesisthesisconjecturesuppositionspeculationpostulationpostulatepropositionpremisesurmiseassumptionpresumptionpresuppositionnotionguesshunchfeelingsuspicionopinionviewbeliefthinkingthought(s)judgementcontentionprinciplesideasconceptsprincipled explanationslawsphilosophyideologysystem of ideasscience
   • ▪ a set of principles on which the practice of an activity is based: "a theory of education"
   • ▪ an idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action: "my theory would be that the place has been seriously mismanaged"
   • ▪ a collection of propositions to illustrate the principles of a subject.

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting a mental scheme of something to be done): via late Latin from Greek theōria ‘contemplation, speculation’, from theōros ‘spectator’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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