Anglo-French science/cience is adopted into Middle English learned vocabulary.
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science / cience
knowledge, learning, the ability to know, a branch of knowledge
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French period · general knowledgescience / cience
knowledge, learning
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First-known English use is reported in the fourteenth century.
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Science — Word HistoryEtymology; First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Reports Anglo-French transmission and a fourteenth-century first use.
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