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nomothetic
 
SYLLABICATION:nom·o·thet·ic
PRONUNCIATION:  nm-thtk
VARIANT FORMS: or nom·o·thet·ic·al (-k-l)
ADJECTIVE:1. Of or relating to lawmaking; legislative. 2. Based on a system of law. 3. Of or relating to the philosophy of law. 4. Of or relating to the study or discovery of general scientific laws.
ETYMOLOGY:Greek nomothetikos : nomos, law; see nem- in Appendix I + thetikos, thetic; see thetic.
OTHER FORMS:nom·o·theti·cal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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