"metaethic" meaning in All languages combined

See metaethic on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: metaethics [plural]
Etymology: meta- + ethic Etymology templates: {{af|en|meta-|ethic}} meta- + ethic Head templates: {{en-noun}} metaethic (plural metaethics)
  1. (ethics) A theory of metaethics. Categories (topical): Ethics
    Sense id: en-metaethic-en-noun-wG-QLxVr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta- Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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