parascience

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noun

A branch of knowledge that is not mainstream science or is carried out in a subsidiary capacity.

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Meanings

nounparascience (countable and uncountable, plural parasciences)

plural parasciences

  1. countableuncountableA branch of knowledge that is not mainstream science or is carried out in a subsidiary capacity.

Origin

From para- + science.

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APA

parascience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parascience

MLA

“parascience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parascience. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parascience,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parascience.

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