Xenocrates

[ zuh-nok-ruh-teez ]

/ zəˈnɒk rəˌtiz /

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noun

396–314 b.c., Greek philosopher.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Xenocrates

Xen·o·crat·ic

[zen-uh-krat-ik], /ˌzɛn əˈkræt ɪk/, Xe·noc·ra·te·an, adjective

Words nearby Xenocrates

Xenical, xennial, xeno-, xenobiotic, xenoblast, Xenocrates, xenocryst, xenocurrency, xenodiagnosis, xenogamy, xenogeneic

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How to use Xenocrates in a sentence

Seeing that place thus filled he said, "It would be a shame for me to be silent, when Xenocrates speaks."
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8|Various
For example, he cites Xenocrates as the writer of a list of geometricians and Varro as the writer of a list of poets.
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies|Archer Taylor
At the age of eighteen he went to Athens, where the Platonic school was flourishing under the lead of Xenocrates.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
It is found in the theories of Speusippus, Xenocrates, and also to some extent in those of the Peripatetics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various

Xenocrates gained a golden crown, awarded by Dionysius the tyrant to the deepest drinker.
The History of Signboards|Jacob Larwood

British Dictionary definitions for Xenocrates

Xenocrates

/ (zɛˈnɒkrəˌtiːz) /

noun

?396–314 bc, Greek Platonic philosopher

Derived forms of Xenocrates

Xenocratic (ˌzɛnəˈkrætɪk), adjective

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