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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.taˈfi.zi.ka/
- Rhymes: -izika
- Hyphenation: pa‧ta‧fì‧si‧ca
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French pataphysique.
Noun
patafisica f (uncountable)
- (literature) pataphysics (absurdist philosophy)
Etymology 2
See patafisico.
Adjective
patafisica
- feminine singular of patafisico
Noun
patafisica f (plural patafisiche)
- female equivalent of patafisico
Further reading
- patafisica in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- patafisica in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- patafìsica in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- patafìṡica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana