metafysica

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Etymology

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From Latin metaphysica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσική (metaphusikḗ), from the title of the collection by Aristotle μετὰ τὰ φυσικά (metà tà phusiká), a collection that comes after (μετά (metá)) Aristotle's collection entitled τὰ φυσικά (tà phusiká), from φυσικός (phusikós, natural). By surface analysis, meta- +‎ fysica.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmeː.taːˈfi.zi.kaː/
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  • Hyphenation: me‧ta‧fy‧si‧ca

Noun

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metafysica f (uncountable)

  1. metaphysics
    Synonym: bovennatuurkunde
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