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lychnoscope (iou) and a priori (iou)


lychnoscope (iou)



lychnoscope noun. M19.
[from Greek lukhnos lamp + -SCOPE (so called from its supposed purpose to allow lepers to see the altar lights).]
Architecture. A low side window.
lychnoscopic adjective M19.

a priori (iou)



a priori adverbial & adjectival phr. L16.
[Latin a priori from what is before.]
Of reasoning: (by) proceeding from causes to effects; deductive(ly). Opp. A POSTERIORI. L16.
loosely. Presumptive(ly); without previous investigation; as far as one knows. E19.
Philosophy. Of knowledge or concepts: not derived from sensory experience; innate(ly). M19.
apriority noun (a) innateness in the mind; (b) = APRIORISM: M19.