nomologicallyadv.
/ˌnɒməˈlɒdʒᵻkli/, /ˌnəʊməˈlɒdʒᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌnɑməˈlɑdʒək(ə)li/, /ˌnoʊməˈlɑdʒək(ə)li/ Chiefly Philosophy.
In a nomological manner.
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nomologically1954
1954 Sci. Monthly Oct. 220/1 It is nomologically true that if x is put in water then x dissolves.
1967 Philosophy 42 134 My theory permits me nomologically to derive the statement.
1988 Brit. Jrnl. Philos. Sci. 39 390 It is not logically or nomologically necessary that the universe embrace intelligent life.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1954- to stand much in stall
- to stand much stall
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- to stand mute
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- to stand on one's deliverance