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PERIPATETICS
Noun
Peripatetics
plural of Peripatetic
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Noun
peripatetics
plural of peripatetic
Noun
peripatetics (uncountable)
Instruction by means of lectures.
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PERIPATETIC
Per`i*pa*tet"ic, a. Etym: [L. peripateticus, Gr. péripatétique.]
1. Walking about; itinerant.
2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers. "The true peripatetic school." Howell.
Per`i*pa*tet"ic, n.
1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. Tatler.
2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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