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  Aristotle

  noun

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

  noun

  a bottle

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. 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 ² British  

/ ˈærɪˌstɒtəl /

noun

1. a bottle

2. old-fashioned the buttocks or anus

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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

“So what Aristotle is saying is that our happiness is in our own hands,” she concludes.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

“So you’ve got the increasing rate differentials between the U.S. and the rest of the world,” said Jeff Klingelhofer, managing director and portfolio manager for Aristotle Pacific Capital.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

By turns comical and deeply affecting, “The Golden Boy” is heavy on back story, family history, Canadian history and geography, and on what Aristotle and friends would call exegesis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Aristotle famously described five senses, but he also believed the universe was made of five elements, an idea modern science has long rejected.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Aristotle held that the universe is constructed out of five elements.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton