Meanings
nounmetempirics (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablehuman sciencesThe concepts and relations conceived as beyond, and yet related to, knowledge gained through experience.
Origin
From met- + empirics. Coined by George Henry Lewes.
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APA
metempirics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metempirics
MLA
“metempirics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metempirics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metempirics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metempirics.
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