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    THALES

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science; he held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC)play

    Synonyms:

    Thales; Thales of Miletus

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    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)

    philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

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