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Latin

experientia

knowledge gained by repeated trials

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noun

inexperience

in-ik-SPEER-ee-uns/ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriəns/

Lack of knowledge or skill gained through practice.

Etymology
inLatinnot; without
+experienceLatinknowledge gained by repeated trials

Experientia names knowledge gained by repeated trials, rather than knowledge in the abstract. The negative prefix marks a lack of that practical familiarity—the skill and understanding that doing something repeatedly brings.

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