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| nou·me·non [ nmə nòn ] (plural nou·me·na [ nmənə ]) |
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1. object of intellect: something beyond the tangible world that can only be known or identified by the intellect, not by the senses
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2. independent object in Kantian philosophy: in Kantian philosophy, something that exists independently of intellectual or sensory perception of it, e.g. the soul in some beliefs
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| [Late 18th century. Via German< Greek< present participle of noien "apprehend, conceive"] |
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 nou·men·al adjective |
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