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Definition of In theory
1. Adverb. With regard to fundamentals although not concerning details. "In principle, we agree"
Definition of In theory
1. Prepositional phrase. Theoretically. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of In Theory
Literary usage of In theory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report (1906)
"The two will act together and it seems to me that is the ideal, and if we could
work in theory with the practical, and practical with the theory, ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1830)
"A Concise System of Mechanics, in Theory and Practice; with Original and Practical
Remarks, Rules, Experiments, Tables, and Calculations, for the use of ..."
3. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1866)
"^n ^reat Britain, the treaty-making power, as a power m branch of the regal
prerogative, has in theory no limits ; ain. but it is practically limited by the ..."
4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1901)
"True as that may be in theory, courts cannot pretend not to know that it ...
If a difference exists it is only in theory, and that theory purely fictitious. ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"¡ty like that demanded of the wife must have gained ground at least in theory.
This Lecky gathers from the legal ..."
6. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1910)
"It has therefore long been admitted, in theory at least, tliat inscriptions
deserve the first place among the sources for the history of their period. ..."
7. Annual Report (1906)
"The two will act together and it seems to me that is the ideal, and if we could
work in theory with the practical, and practical with the theory, ..."
8. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1830)
"A Concise System of Mechanics, in Theory and Practice; with Original and Practical
Remarks, Rules, Experiments, Tables, and Calculations, for the use of ..."
9. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1866)
"^n ^reat Britain, the treaty-making power, as a power m branch of the regal
prerogative, has in theory no limits ; ain. but it is practically limited by the ..."
10. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1901)
"True as that may be in theory, courts cannot pretend not to know that it ...
If a difference exists it is only in theory, and that theory purely fictitious. ..."
11. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"¡ty like that demanded of the wife must have gained ground at least in theory.
This Lecky gathers from the legal ..."
12. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1910)
"It has therefore long been admitted, in theory at least, tliat inscriptions
deserve the first place among the sources for the history of their period. ..."
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