peripatetic
Meanings
adj
- Tending to walk about.
- Constantly travelling.
- Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic.
noun
- One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
- Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic (“Aristotelian”).
noun
- A disciple of Aristotle.
adj
- Of or pertaining to the philosophy or methods of Aristotle, or to his followers.
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Etymology
From French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “to walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) (English peri-)+ πατέω (patéō, “to walk”).
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