Term: british empiricism: the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century
Candidate hypernym: empiricism: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience → 1
Candidate hypernym: picker: a person who chooses or selects out → 0
Candidate hypernym: buddhism: the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth → 0
Candidate hypernym: linear algebra: the part of algebra that deals with the theory of linear equations and linear transformation → 0
Candidate hypernym: tarsius: type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: lumbar plexus: a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels → 0
Candidate hypernym: hair trigger: a gun trigger that responds with little pressure → 0
Candidate hypernym: scalawag: a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest) → 0
Candidate hypernym: construction: a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit → 0
Candidate hypernym: capitalization: an estimation of the value of a business → 0
Candidate hypernym: piano sonata: a sonata for piano → 0