metafisicare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From metafisica +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /me.ta.fi.ziˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: me‧ta‧fi‧si‧cà‧re

Verb

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metafisicàre (first-person singular present metafìsico, first-person singular past historic metafisicài, past participle metafisicàto, auxiliary avére) (rare)

  1. (uncommon, intransitive) to occupy oneself with metaphysical matters [auxiliary avere]
  2. (figurative, intransitive) to quibble or split hairs [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • metafisicare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana