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PERIPATETIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
Synonyms:
Aristotelean; Aristotelian; Peripatetic
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Peripatetic" is a kind of...):
adherent; disciple (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)
Derivation:
peripatetic (traveling especially on foot)
peripatetic (of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy)
peripateticism ((philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who walks from place to place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("peripatetic" is a kind of...):
footer; pedestrian; walker (a person who travels by foot)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Traveling especially on foot
Example:
a poor wayfaring stranger
Synonyms:
peripatetic; wayfaring
Classified under:
Similar:
unsettled (not settled or established)
Derivation:
Peripatetic (a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
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:
Peripatetic (a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism)
