"metaethic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metaethics [plural]
Etymology: From 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
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