metaphenomenon

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noun

Something that can only be perceived through abstract thought rather than by the senses.

OriginEnglish phenomenon ← Late Latin phaenomenon ← Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon) →
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Meanings

nounmetaphenomenon (plural metaphenomena)

plural metaphenomena

  1. human sciencesSomething that can only be perceived through abstract thought rather than by the senses.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  3. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  4. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  5. Englishmeta-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  9. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  10. Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
  11. Late Latinphaenomenon
  12. Englishphenomenon
  13. Englishmetaphenomenon

From meta- + phenomenon.

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APA

metaphenomenon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphenomenon

MLA

“metaphenomenon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphenomenon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaphenomenon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphenomenon.

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