a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English metaphisik < Medieval Latin metaphysica (neuter plural); see metaphysics

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un·met·a·phys·ic, adjective

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metaphysic (ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪk)

—n
1.	the system of first principles and assumptions underlying an enquiry or philosophical theory
2.	an obsolete word for metaphysician

—*adj*
3.	rare another word for metaphysical

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metaphysic

late 14c., the usual form of metaphysics until 16c.; somewhat revived 19c. under Ger. influence.

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