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MEST

/mɛst/

MEST proper noun: the physical universe, the universe of sensory perception.

Proper noun

MEST

  1. (attributive, often) The physical universe, the universe of sensory perception.

Origin of MEST

Coined by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard as an acronym of matter, energy, space and time.

Questions about MEST

What does MEST mean?
MEST means the physical universe, the universe of sensory perception.
What part of speech is MEST?
MEST is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce MEST?
MEST is pronounced /mɛst/.

Words near MEST in the dictionary

  1. messuages
  2. messup
  3. messups
  4. messy
  5. messyish
  6. MEST
  7. Mesta
  8. mestanolone
  9. Mestas
  10. mestee
  11. mestees

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