According to the Oxford English Dictionary ( 2nd ed.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary ( 2nd Edition, 1989 ), empiric is derived from the ancient Greek for experience,, which is ultimately derived from " in " + " trial, experiment ".
According to the Oxford English Dictionary ( 2nd edition ), " dunce cap " did not enter the English language until after the term " dunce " was so transformed.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary ( 2nd ed ), the first known usage of the term in this sense was in an 1820 poem entitled County Ball by Winthrop Mackworth Praed.
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