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noun. the system of first principles and assumptions underlying an enquiry or philosophical theory. an obsolete word for metaphysician. adjective. rare. another word for metaphysical. Discover More. Other Words From. un met·a·phys ic adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of metaphysic 1.
METAPHYSICS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of metaphysics in English. metaphysics. noun [ U ] us / ˌmet̬.əˈfɪz.ɪks / uk / ˌmet.əˈfɪz.ɪks / Add to word list. the part of philosophy that is about understanding existence and knowledge. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Philosophy. aesthete. aesthetically.
metaphysics, Branch of philosophy that studies the ultimate structure and constitution of reality—i.e., of that which is real, insofar as it is real. The term, which means literally “what comes after physics,” was used to refer to the treatise by Aristotle on what he himself called “first philosophy.”
