metametaphysics

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noun

The part of philosophy that studies the nature of metaphysics.

OriginEnglish metaphysics ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) →
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Meanings

nounmetametaphysics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe part of philosophy that studies the nature of metaphysics.

    Then naturalistic metametaphysics, we hold, should be based on naturalistic metaphysics, which should in turn be based on science.

    2007, James Ladyman, Don Ross, David Spurrett, John Collier, Every Thing Must Go
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    Since if we have seen reason to concede to Derrida that metaphor and non-philosophy lie beyond philosophy and are to metaphysics a metametaphysics...

    1988, Hugh J Silverman, Philosophy and Non-Philosophy since Merleau-Ponty

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishmetaphysics
  5. Englishmetametaphysics

From meta- + metaphysics.

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APA

metametaphysics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metametaphysics

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Chicago

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