Gorgias
[ gawr-jee-uhs ]
/ ˈgɔr dʒi əs /
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noun
c483–c375 b.c., Greek philosopher.
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gorged, gorge hook, gorgeous, gorgerin, gorget, Gorgias, Gorgio, Gorgon, gorgoneion, Gorgonian, gorgonize
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Gorgias
/ (ˈɡɔːdʒɪəs) /
noun
?485–?380 bc, Greek sophist and rhetorician, subject of a dialogue by Plato
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