peripatetic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin peripatēticus < Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikos), “‘given to walking around’”) < περιπατέω (peripateō), “‘I walk around’”) < περί (peri), “‘around’”) + πατέω (pateō), “‘I walk’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˌpɛr.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/, /ˌpɛr.ə.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/, SAMPA: /%pEr.I.p@"tEt.Ik/, /%pEr.@.p@"tEt.Ik/
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• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

[edit] Adjective

peripatetic (comparative more peripatetic, superlative most peripatetic)

1. Walking about; itinerant; nomadic.
2. (usually capitalized) Having to do with Aristotle, his philosophy, or the school of thought which he founded.

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[edit] Noun

peripatetic (plural peripatetics)

1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
2. (usually capitalized) One who accepts the philosophy of Aristotle or his school; an Aristotelian.

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[edit] Synonyms

• (one who walks): itinerant, pedestrian, nomad

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aceeiipprtt
• precipitate