"metaphysician" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: metaphysicians [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English methafisicien, from methafisik on the model of fisicien or perhaps from rare and late Old French methafisicien. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|methafisicien}} Middle English methafisicien, {{m|enm|methafisik}} methafisik, {{m|enm|fisicien}} fisicien, {{der|en|fro|methafisicien}} Old French methafisicien Head templates: {{en-noun}} metaphysician (plural metaphysicians)
  1. (philosophy) A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics. Categories (topical): People, Philosophy Synonyms: metaphysicist Translations (A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics): метафі́зік (mjetafízik) [masculine] (Belarusian), metafísic [masculine] (Catalan), metafísica [feminine] (Catalan), metafysiker [common-gender] (Danish), metafysicus [masculine] (Dutch), metafisikisko (Esperanto), metafüüsik (Estonian), metafyysikko (Finnish), metafísico [masculine] (Galician), metafísica [feminine] (Galician), Metaphysiker [masculine] (German), Metaphysikerin [feminine] (German), metafizikus (Hungarian), frumspekingur [masculine] (Icelandic), metafisico [masculine] (Italian), metafisica [feminine] (Italian), metafiziķis [masculine] (Latvian), metafiziķe [feminine] (Latvian), metafizyk [masculine] (Polish), metafísico [masculine] (Portuguese), metafísica [feminine] (Portuguese), метафи́зик (metafízik) [masculine] (Russian), metafísico [masculine] (Spanish), metafysiker [common-gender] (Swedish), метафі́зик (metafízyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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