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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English theoretical English hypertheoretical From hyper- + theoretical.

Meanings

1. Excessively theoretical.
   • In contrast to the often hypertheoretical and apolitical discourse of postmodern theory, critical theory seeks a connection with empirical analysis of the contemporary world. 1990, Douglas Kellner, Critical Theory and the Crisis of Social Theory:

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