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ob•ser•va•tion•al
(ob′zûr vā′shə nl),USA pronunciation adj.
ob′ser•va′tion•al•ly, adv.
- of, pertaining to, or founded on observation, esp. founded on observation rather than experiment.
- observation + -al1 1825–35
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