Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: metaphysics
IPA transcription: [m,ɛtəf'ɪzɪks]
Pronunciations of metaphysics
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: metaphysics
    Meaning: the philosophical study of being and knowing
Usage examples
  • The whole metaphysics of Aristotle is dominated by the distinction between form and matter.
  • Thus it happens that we bring this big problem in metaphysics on to the field of observation.
  • From that time he began to neglect his leather, and buried his brain under the rubbish of metaphysics.
  • And indeed nothing but the most determined scepticism, along with a great degree of indolence, can justify this aversion to metaphysics.
  • I am interested in every department of science, arts, and manufacture. I read all the time on astronomy, chemistry, biology, physics, music, metaphysics, mechanics, and other branches--political economy, electricity, and, in fact, all things that are making for progress in the world.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ayn Rand, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, License CC BY-SA 4.0