noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnuːmənɒn/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnaʊmənɒn/
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General-American:/ˈnumənɑn/
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noun
Meaning 1
A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thing-in-itself
Antonyms: phenomenon
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noun
Meaning 2
the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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