Meanings
adjectivemetaphenomenal (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesThat can only be perceived through abstract thought rather than by the senses.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
- Englishmeta-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
- Late Latinphaenomenon
- Englishphenomenon
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
- Frenchphénomène
- Frenchphénoména
- Englishphenomenal
- Englishmetaphenomenal
From meta- + phenomenal.
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metaphenomenal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphenomenal
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