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1. (adj.) peripatetic
walking or traveling about; itinerant.
2. peripatetic
(cap.) of or pertaining to Aristotle, who taught philosophy while walking in the Lyceum.
3. peripatetic
(cap.) of or pertaining to the Aristotelian school of philosophy.
4. (n.) peripatetic
an itinerant person.
5. peripatetic
(cap.) a member of the Aristotelian school.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L peripatēticus < Gk peripatētikós of Aristotle and his school, lit., walking about =peripatē- (var. s. of peripateîn to walk about =peri-peri - +pateîn to walk) +-tikos -tic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) peripatetic
a person who walks from place to place
2. (adj) Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Peripatetic
a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
3. (adj) Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Aristotelic, peripatetic
of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
"Aristotelean logic"
4. (adj) peripatetic, wayfaring
traveling especially on foot
"peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger"
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1. (adj) peripatetic
walking about; itinerant
2. (adj) peripatetic
of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers
3. (noun) peripatetic
one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant
4. (noun) peripatetic
a disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian
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