Aristippus
[ ar-uh-stip-uhs ]
/ ˌær əˈstɪp əs /
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noun
435?–356? b.c., Greek philosopher: founder of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy.
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First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Aristarchus of Samos, Aristarchus of Samothrace, aristate, Aristide, Aristides, Aristippus, aristo, Aristocort, aristocracy, aristocrat, aristocratic
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Aristippus
/ (ˌærɪˈstɪpəs) /
noun
?435–?356 bc, Greek philosopher, who believed pleasure to be the highest good and founded the Cyrenaic school
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