pre-Socratic

See also: Presocratic

English

Alternative forms

• præ-Socratic (archaic)

Etymology

pre- +‎ Socratic

Pronunciation

• enPR: prē'sŏkrăʹtĭk, IPA^(key): /ˌpɹiːsɒˈkɹætɪk/

Adjective

pre-Socratic (not comparable)

1. (historical) Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BCE).

Translations

related to the pre-Socratic philosophers

• French: présocratique (fr)
• German: vorsokratisch (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: przedsokratejski

Noun

pre-Socratic (plural pre-Socratics)

1. (historical) 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-5^th century BCE), Anaxagoras (circa 500–428 BCE), Empedocles (circa 490–430 BCE), and Democritus (circa 460–370 BCE).

Translations

any one of the pre-Socratic philosophers

• French: présocratique (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Vorsokratiker (de) m, Vorsokratikerin f