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Definition of metaphysics noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

metaphysics

noun

NAmE//ˌmɛt̮əˈfɪzɪks//

[uncountable]

the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of existence, truth, and knowledge

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metaphysical

NAmE//ˌmɛt̮əˈfɪzɪkl//

adjective metaphysical problems/speculationSee metaphysics in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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