METAPHYSICS


Meaning of METAPHYSICS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmetəˈfɪzɪks ]

n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) 1 the theoretical philosophy of being and knowing. 2 the philosophy of mind. 3 colloq. abstract or subtle talk; mere theory. øømetaphysician n. metaphysicize v.intr. [ME metaphysic f. OF metaphysique f. med.L metaphysica ult. f. Gk ta meta ta phusika the things after the Physics, from the sequence of Aristotle's works]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.