
Meaning of CYRENAIC
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| Definition: | | \Cyr`e*na"ic\ (s?r`?-n?"?k or s?`r?-), a. [L.
Cyrenaicus, fr. Cyrene, in Libya.]
Pertaining to Cyrenaica, an ancient country of northern
Africa, and to Cyrene, its principal city; also, to a school
of philosophy founded by Aristippus, a native of Cyrene. --
n. A native of Cyrenaica; also, a disciple of the school of
Aristippus. See {Cyrenian}, n.
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