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Definition of epistemology noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

epistemology

noun
 
/ɪˌpɪstəˈmɒlədʒi/
 
/ɪˌpɪstəˈmɑːlədʒi/
[uncountable]
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  1. the part of philosophy that deals with knowledge
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek epistēmē ‘knowledge’, from epistasthai ‘know, know how to do’.
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