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noumenon

/ˈnaʊmənɒn/
noun
  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.

    Similar: thing-in-itself

Synonymsthing-in-itself
Antonymsphenomenon

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