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metempirical

[ met-em-pir-i-kuhl ]

adjective

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


metempirical

/ ˌmɛtɛmˈpɪrɪkəl /

adjective

  1. beyond the realm of experience
  2. of or relating to metempirics
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmetemˈpirically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • met·em·pir·i·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of metempirical1

First recorded in 1874; met- + empirical
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Example Sentences

They are the record of actual accomplishment and not mere metempirical opinions.

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

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