pre-Socratic
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of pre-Socratic
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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When they were finally together, they made a little more small talk — regarding the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus — and were soon bonding over a mutual love of cycling, camping, red meat and wine.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2020
As a youth, Glenn attended St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md., where he studied pre-Socratic philosophy.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2016
Can one lone pre-Socratic in a canoe teach you everything you failed to learn about philosophy in college?
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2015
Some trace the argument back to pre-Socratic philosophers.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2012
All in all, then, the work of Anaxagoras must stand as that of perhaps the most far-seeing scientific imagination of pre-Socratic antiquity.
From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington
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