pre-Socratic
pre-Socratic
Definition
pre·-Socratic or Presocratic Pre′·so·crat′ic (prē′sə krat′ik)
adjective
designating or of the Greek philosophers before Socrates, often, specif., those whose philosophy was cosmological and ontological in emphasis
noun
a pre-Socratic philosopher
pre-Socratic
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- philosopher: Both the laws, as well as opposition to them, can be traced to the Pre-Socratic philosophers.
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