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Of or related to Anaxagoras, an ancient Greek natural philosopher noted for the cosmological concept of Nous (mind), as an ordering force.
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Anaxagorean — adjective see Anaxagoras … New Collegiate Dictionary
anaxagorean — an·ax·ag·o·re·an … English syllables
anaxagorean — |aˌnakˌsagə|rēən, |anə̇k adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Anaxagoras died 428 B.C. Greek philosopher + English ean : of or relating to the philosophy of Anaxagoras who taught that the world is composed of many qualitatively… … Useful english dictionary
Anaxagoras — Anaxagorean /an ak sag euh ree euhn/, adj. /an ak sag euhr euhs/, n. 500? 428 B.C., Greek philosopher. * * * born с 500, Clazomenae, Anatolia died с 428 BC, Lampsacus Greek philosopher. Though only a few fragments of his writings have survived,… … Universalium
Anaxagoras and the atomists — C.C.W.Taylor ANAXAGORAS In the course of the fifth century BC the political and cultural pre eminence of Athens attracted to the city a considerable number of intellectuals of various kinds from all over the Greek world. This phenomenon, the so… … History of philosophy
Anaxagoras — biographical name circa 500 circa 428 B.C. Greek philosopher • Anaxagorean adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Anaxagoras — noun An ancient Greek philosopher (c. 500 BC – 428 BC) from Clazomenae, who is famous for introducing the cosmological concept of Nous (mind), as an ordering force. See Also: Anaxagorean … Wiktionary
homoeomery — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rē noun ( es) Etymology: Latin homoeomeria, from Greek homoiomereia, from homoiomerēs + eia y 1. : one of an infinite number of homogeneous ultimate particles of matter constituting through their combination and separation… … Useful english dictionary
