English Explanatory Dictionary

pre-Socratic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BCE).
noun
  1. Any of the pre-Socratic philosophers, viz. Thales (circa 624–546 BCE), Anaximander (circa 610–546 BCE), Anaximenes (circa 585–525 BCE), Pythagoras (circa 576–495 BCE), Xenophanes (circa 570–480 BCE), Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BCE), Parmenides (early-5ᵗʰ century BCE), Anaxagoras (circa 500–428 BCE), Empedocles (circa 490–430 BCE), and Democritus (circa 460–370 BCE).

Pronunciation

prē'sŏkrăʹtĭk /ˌpɹiːsɒˈkɹætɪk/

Word forms

pre-Socratic præ-Socratic pre-Socratics

Etymology

From pre- + Socratic.

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