"pataphysique" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

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Etymology: Coined by French writer Alfred Jarry. In his work Gestes et opinions du docteur Faustroll pataphysicien (“Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician”), the etymology is given as Ancient Greek ἔπι (μετὰ τὰ φυσικά) (épi (metà tà phusiká), “over (metaphysics))”), an allusion to Τὰ μετὰ τὰ φυσικά (Tà metà tà phusiká, literally “the [writings] after the Physics”), the original title of Metaphysics by Aristotle. The invented prefix pata- plays with the proximity of words such as patate (“potato”) or pataquès (“mumble”). Etymology templates: {{coin|fr|Q7841|nobycat=1}} Coined by French writer Alfred Jarry, {{der|fr|grc|ἔπι (μετὰ τὰ φυσικά)||over (metaphysics))}} Ancient Greek ἔπι (μετὰ τὰ φυσικά) (épi (metà tà phusiká), “over (metaphysics))”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|-}} pataphysique f (uncountable)
  1. (literature, humorous) pataphysics (absurdist philosophy) Wikipedia link: Aristotle, Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician, Metaphysics_(Aristotle) Tags: feminine, humorous, uncountable Categories (topical): Literature Synonyms: ’pataphysique (english: original spelling) Derived forms: pataphysicien
    Sense id: en-pataphysique-fr-noun-RI-vYoJ5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: literature, media, publishing
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