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pataphysics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pat-a-physics
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French pataphysique, where it was coined by author Alfred Jarry from a pun deriving from the Ancient Greek title of a work by Aristotle; see pataphysique for more.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pataphysique, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

'pataphysics (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pataphysician pataphysical

Questions

What does pataphysics mean?
An absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics.
Where does pataphysics come from?
It is traced to French.

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