EXPERIENTIAL

experiential, existential

(adjective) derived from experience or the experience of existence; “the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers”- Benjamin Farrington; “formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters”- John Dewey

experiential

(adjective) relating to or resulting from experience; “a personal, experiential reality”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

experiential (comparative more experiential, superlative most experiential)

Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*pe`ri*en"tial, a.

Definition: Derived from, or pertaining to, experience. Coleridge. It is called empirical or experiential . . . because it is divan to us by experience or observation, and not obtained as the result of inference or reasoning. Sir. W. Hamiltion.

– Ex*pe`ri*en"tial*ly, adv. DR. H. More.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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