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Definition of natural philosophy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

natural philosophy

noun

/ˌnætʃrəl fəˈlɒsəfi/

/ˌnætʃrəl fəˈlɑːsəfi/

[uncountable] (old use)

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the study of the physical world, which developed into the natural sciences
- western developments in natural philosophy
- Physics was then a branch of natural philosophy.
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