metaphysic
noun
meta·phys·ic
ˌme-tə-ˈfi-zik 
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a
b
: a particular system of metaphysics
2
: the system of principles underlying a particular study or subject : philosophy sense 2b
metaphysic
adjective
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Wang's collaborative creation with other Santa Fe artists, visitors will stumble upon an unsuspecting Victorian home that becomes a site of wonder when a forceful blip rips through the metaphysics of time and space.
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Malik Peay, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Its momentum is as murky as its metaphysics.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
The Critique is dense, often desperate, as Kant tried to salvage what was vital in metaphysics while exposing its illusions.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
In the Coen brothers’ films, wondrous coincidences and absurd exaggerations come off as a comic cosmic order, as a cynical version of metaphysics.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
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Malik Peay, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Its momentum is as murky as its metaphysics.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
The Critique is dense, often desperate, as Kant tried to salvage what was vital in metaphysics while exposing its illusions.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
In the Coen brothers’ films, wondrous coincidences and absurd exaggerations come off as a comic cosmic order, as a cynical version of metaphysics.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Metaphysic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metaphysic. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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