Diogenes
[ dahy-oj-uh-neez ]
/ daɪˈɒdʒ əˌniz /
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noun
412?–323 b.c., Greek Cynic philosopher.
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Diogenes
/ (daɪˈɒdʒɪˌniːz) /
noun
?412–?323 bc, Greek Cynic philosopher, who rejected social conventions and advocated self-sufficiency and simplicity of life
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