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Look up: peripatetic

  1. peripatetic
    wandering 
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  2. Peripatetic
    founded by Aristotle, the Peripatetic school was where he taught philosophy to his students; this school is famously parodied in Aristophanes` The Clouds.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  3. peripatetic
    [adj] - traveling especially on foot 2. [n] - a person who walks from place to place
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Peripatetic
    Per`i·pa·tet'ic adjective [ Latin peripateticus , Greek ..., from ... to walk about; ... about + ... to walk: confer French 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/56

  5. Peripatetic
    Per`i·pa·tet'ic noun 1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. Tatler. 2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/56

  6. peripatetic
    Walking around; formerly used to describe a patient with 'walking' typhoid fever. ... Origin: G. Peripatesis, a walking about ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. peripatetic
    wayfaring adjective traveling especially on foot; `peripatetic country preachers`; `a poor wayfaring stranger`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. peripatetic
    noun a person who walks from place to place
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Peripatetic
    • (n.) One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers. • (n.) A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian. • (a.) Walking about; itinerant.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. Peripatetic
    (from the article `Aristotle`) ...the city boundary, he established his own school in a gymnasium known as the Lyceum. He built a substantial library and gathered around him a ... ...who later became Alexander the Great (356–323 ). After Alexander became king, Aristotle returned to Athens and opened there a school of his own, ... ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/45

  11. peripatetic
    peripatetic 1. Traveling from place to place, especially working in several establishments and traveling between them. 2. A peripatetic worker, especially a teacher who travels between schools. 3. Walking or traveling around; itinerant. 4. A person who walks from place to place. 5. A follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism. Aristotle taught...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  12. peripatetic
    Walking around; formerly used to describe a patient with “walking” (i.e., mild) typhoid fever. [G. peripatsis, a walking about]
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  13. peripatetic
    1. a person who walks from place to place
    2. a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism

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