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    ARISTOTELIAN

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianismplay

    Synonyms:

    Aristotelean; Aristotelian; Peripatetic

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Aristotelian" is a kind of...):

    adherent; disciple (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)

    Derivation:

    Aristotelian (of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy)

    Aristotelianism ((philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science)

     II. (adjective) 

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    Meaning:

    Of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophyplay

    Example:

    Aristotelean logic

    Synonyms:

    Aristotelean; Aristotelian; Aristotelic; peripatetic

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    Aristotle (one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC))

    Derivation:

    Aristotelian (a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism)

    Aristotle (one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC))

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