transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˌpis-tə-ˈmä-lə-jē ]
noun
Etymology: Greek epistēmē knowledge, from epistanai to understand, know, from epi- + histanai to cause to stand — more at stand
Date: circa 1856
: the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
• epis·te·mo·log·i·cal -mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl adjective
• epis·te·mo·log·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē adverb
• epis·te·mol·o·gist -ˈmä-lə-jist noun