paraschematic

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English

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Etymology

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From para- +‎ schematic.

Adjective

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paraschematic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a change from the true form, as in the formation of a word from another by a change of termination, gender, etc.
  2. Imitative.
  3. Occurring in the absence of an external stimulus.
    paraschematic sensations

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for paraschematic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)