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Pythagorean

[ pi-thag-uh-ree-uhn ]
/ pɪˌθæg əˈri ən /

adjective

of or relating to Pythagoras, to his school, or to his doctrines.

noun

a follower of Pythagoras.

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Origin of Pythagorean

1540–50; <Latin Pȳthagorē(us) (<Greek Pȳthagóreios of Pythagoras) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Pythagorean

post-Py·thag·o·re·an, adjective

Words nearby Pythagorean

pyruvic, pyruvic acid, pyruvic aldehyde, Pythagoras, Pythagoras' theorem, Pythagorean, Pythagoreanism, Pythagorean scale, Pythagorean theorem, Pytheas, Pythia
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British Dictionary definitions for Pythagorean

Pythagorean
/ (paɪˌθæɡəˈriːən) /

adjective

of or relating to Pythagoras
denoting the diatonic scale of eight notes arrived at by Pythagoras and based on a succession of fifths

noun

a follower of Pythagoras
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