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Noun: metaphysics  ,me-tu'fi-ziks
  1. The philosophical study of being and knowing
    "Metaphysics explores fundamental questions about reality and existence"
Noun: metaphysic  ,me-tu'fi-zik
  1. A system of metaphysics; a particular philosophical theory or approach to the nature of reality
    "Kant's metaphysic revolutionized philosophical thinking"

Type of: philosophy

Encyclopedia: Metaphysics

Metaphysic