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metempirical

or met·em·pir·ic

[ or met-em-pir-i-kuh l or met-em-pir-ik ]
/ or ˌmɛt ɛmˈpɪr ɪ kəl or ˌmɛt ɛmˈpɪr ɪk /
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adjective

beyond or outside the field of experience.
of or relating to metempirics.

Nearby words

  1. metazoonosis,
  2. metchnikoff,
  3. metchnikoff, élie,
  4. mete,
  5. metecdysis,
  6. metempirics,
  7. metempsychosis,
  8. metencephalic,
  9. metencephalon,
  10. metenkephalin

Origin of metempirical

First recorded in 1874; met- + empirical
Related formsmet·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for metempirical

  • It is a "metempirical," or rather mythical, cause interpolated into the processes of experience.

    On the Ethics of Naturalism|William Ritchie Sorley

British Dictionary definitions for metempirical

metempirical

metempiric

/ (ˌmɛtɛmˈpɪrɪkəl) /

adjective

beyond the realm of experience
of or relating to metempirics
Derived Formsmetempirically, adverb
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