Meaning of PERIPATETIC
| Pronunciation: | | `pereepu'tetik, `perupu'tetik
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- [n] a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
- [n] a person who walks from place to place
- [adj] traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger"
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| | Synonyms: | | Aristotelean, Aristotelian, unsettled, wayfaring |
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| | See Also: | | adherent, disciple, footer, pedestrian, walker | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Per`i*pa*tet"ic\, a. [L. peripateticus, Gr. ?, fr.
? to walk about; ? about + ? to walk: cf. F.
p['e]ripat['e]tique.]
1. Walking about; itinerant.
2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle
(who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at
Athens), or to his followers. ``The true peripatetic
school.'' --Howell.
\Per`i*pa*tet"ic\, n.
1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. --Tatler.
2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.
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