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THEOPHRASTUS

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THEOPHRASTUS (noun)
  The noun THEOPHRASTUS has 1 sense:

1. Greek philosopher who was a student of Aristotle and who succeeded Aristotle as the leader of the Peripatetics (371-287 BC)play

  Familiarity information: THEOPHRASTUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


THEOPHRASTUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Greek philosopher who was a student of Aristotle and who succeeded Aristotle as the leader of the Peripatetics (371-287 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)


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