a priori

Alternative forms

• apriori

Pronunciation

• IPA: (anglicized) /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹaɪ/, (Latinist) /ˌɑː pɹiˈɔːɹi/

Adjective

a priori (comparative more a priori, superlative most a priori)

1. (logic) Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence.
   • In his opening argument, the student mentioned nothing beyond his a priori knowledge.
2. Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
3. Presumed without analysis.
4. (linguistics, conlanging) Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages.

Adverb

a priori (comparative more a priori, superlative most a priori)

1. (logic) In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation.

Usage notes

A priori is broadly naturalized in English, but is sometimes typeset in italics.

Alternative forms

• à priori, apriori

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a pʁi.jɔ.ʁi/

Adjective

a priori (invariable)

1. intuitively known, a priori

Adverb

a priori

1. (informal) at first glance

Noun

a priori m (plural a priori)

1. a preconceived idea

Adjective

a priori (indeclinable)

1. a priori

Adverb

a priori

1. a priori

Adjective

a priori (invariable)

1. a priori

Adverb

a priori

1. a priori
   • Antonym: a posteriori

Anagrams

• prioria, ripario

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /aː priˈoː.riː/, [äː priˈoːriː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /a priˈo.ri/, [äː priˈɔːri]

Adverb

ā priōrī (not comparable)

1. (Medieval Latin) In a manner involving reasoning from cause to effect.
2. (New Latin) In a manner involving reasoning from first principles; a priori.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aˈpriːoːrɪ/
• Hyphenation: a‧pri‧o‧ri

Adverb

a priori

1. (logic, philosophy) a priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
   • viten a priori
     • a priori knowledge
2. presumed without analysis, self-evident, intuitively obvious.
   • a priori kunne man vente at...
     • a priori one could expect that...

Adverb

a priori

1. (logic, philosophy) a priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
2. presumed without analysis, self-evident, intuitively obvious.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a ˈprjɔ.ri/

Adjective

a priori (not comparable)

1. (literary, logic, philosophy) a priori
   • Synonyms: aprioryczny, apriorystyczny
   • Antonyms: a posteriori, aposterioryczny

Adverb

a priori (not comparable)

1. (literary, logic, philosophy) a priori
   • Synonym: apriorycznie
   • Antonyms: a posteriori, aposteriorycznie

Adverb

a priori

1. (logic) a priori (derived by logic)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a pɾiˈoɾi/ [a pɾiˈo.ɾi]
• Syllabification: a pri‧o‧ri

Adverb

a priori

1. beforehand
2. (logic, philosophy) a priori