Aristotle

American  

[ar-uh-stot-l] / ˈær əˌstɒt l /

noun

1. 384–322 b.c., Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.

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aristotle ¹ British  

/ ˈærɪˌstɒtəl /

noun

1. a bottle

2. old-fashioned the buttocks or anus

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Aristotle ² British  

/ ˈærɪˌstɒtəl /

noun

1. 384–322 _bc , Greek philosopher; pupil of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great, and founder of the Peripatetic school at Athens; author of works on logic, ethics, politics, poetics, rhetoric, biology, zoology, and metaphysics. His works influenced Muslim philosophy and science and medieval scholastic philosophy

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Aristotle ³ British  

/ ˈærɪˌstɒtəl /

noun

1. a prominent crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 83 kilometres in diameter

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Aristotle Scientific  

/ ăr′ĭ-stŏt′l /

1. Greek philosopher and scientist who wrote about virtually every area of knowledge, including most of the sciences. Throughout his life he made careful observations, collected specimens, and summarized all the existing knowledge of the natural world. He pioneered the study of zoology, developing a classification system for all animals and making extensive taxonomic studies. His systematic approach later evolved into the basic scientific method in the Western world.

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Aristotle Cultural  

1. One of the greatest ancient Greek philosophers, with a large influence on subsequent Western thought. Aristotle was a student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great. He disagreed with Plato over the existence of ideal Forms and believed that form and matter are always joined. Aristotle's many books include Rhetoric, the Poetics, the Metaphysics, and the Politics.

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Etymology

Origin of aristotle

rhyming slang; in sense 2, shortened from bottle and glass arse

Example Sentences

Consider books that urge us to travel with Epicurus, follow Aristotle’s way or accompany Plato to the Googleplex.

From The Wall Street Journal

I enjoy reading Aristotle’s “On Rhetoric” for his views on ethical living and his vast contributions to logical thinking.

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At once a reminder to revisit familiar books and a prompt to read new ones, “Worlds of Wonder” is a charmer that, to paraphrase Aristotle, is more than the sum of its parts.

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More than two thousand years ago, Aristotle incorrectly suggested that chameleons lacked optic nerves entirely.

From Science Daily

Another Greek shipping magnate, Aristotle Onassis, once said that his yacht, the 325-foot Christina O—which hosted luminaries including Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy—was “the best office in the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal