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intersubjective

[ in-ter-suhb-jek-tiv ]

adjective

, Philosophy.
  1. comprehensible to, relating to, or used by a number of persons, as a concept or language.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of intersubjective1

First recorded in 1895–1900; inter- + subjective
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Example Sentences

Their quest for intersubjective truth—for getting outside their heads and seeing the world from other vantages—Mumford attributed to 16th century improvements in mirrors.

From Slate

Truth is intersubjective, not objective.

These new standards are based on the notion of intersubjective confirmation.

They are interested solely in confirming highly dubious theoretical hypotheses by the logic of analogy and induction, and make no attempt at refutation or intersubjective testing.’

Literature professors were comfortable with this kind of argument because they thought of identity as something that was hybrid, intersubjective, performed.

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