PERIPATETICISM

Aristotelianism, peripateticism

(noun) (philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science; “Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Western thought”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peripateticism (usually uncountable, plural peripateticisms)

The doctrines or philosophical system of the peripatetics.

Source: Wiktionary


Per`i*pa*tet"i*cism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. péripatétisme.]

Definition: The doctrines or philosophical system of the peripatetics. See Peripatetic, n., 2. Lond. Sat. Rev.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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