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pataphysician

pataphysician noun: a person involved in pataphysics.

Noun

pataphysician (plural pataphysicians)

  1. A person involved in pataphysics.

Forms of pataphysician

pluralpataphysicians

Origin of pataphysician

Borrowed from French pataphysicien, where it was coined by author Alfred Jarry.

Questions about pataphysician

What does pataphysician mean?
Pataphysician means a person involved in pataphysics.
What part of speech is pataphysician?
Pataphysician is a noun.
What is the plural of pataphysician?
The plural of pataphysician is pataphysicians.

Words near pataphysician in the dictionary

  1. pataphors
  2. pataphysical
  3. pataphysicalities
  4. pataphysicality
  5. pataphysically
  6. pataphysician
  7. pataphysicians
  8. pataphysicist
  9. pataphysicists
  10. pataphysics
  11. Patapoutian

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