Etymology

omniscience

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Today it means: The capacity to know everything. Full definition →

Latin omni-
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  1. Latin · derived fromomni-“all”
  2. English todayomniscience

From Medieval Latin omniscientia (“all-knowledge”), from Latin omni- (“all”), and scient from the Latin scientia (“knowledge”).

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