Extranoematic
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Extranoematic is an adjective denoting a process that occurs outside of the confines of human thought. It is similar in spelling to "noeme", the termed coined by philosopher John Grote to mean "A meaning or concept as an aspect of a unit of speech", but the example of contemporary usage given below indicates that the two words are not strictly related.
[edit] Etymology
Extranoematic is derived from the ancient Greek "Noema", meaning thought or idea, coupled with the common Latin prefix "Extra" meaning "outside of".
[edit] Rarity
Extranoematic is very infrequently used in modern English. It is so rare, in fact, that it is not included in the Oxford English Dictionary Online. The roots of noematic and extra are listed, however, allowing the meaning to be derived.
Perhaps the most notable example of modern usage occurs in Espen J. Aarseth's groundbreaking book Cybertext.
[edit] External links
- Oxford English Dictionary Entry for Noematic
- Sample chapter from "Cybertext" containing the word usage
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