peripatetic

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a person who walks from place to place
  2. noun a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
  3. adjective of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy

Etymology

From French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “to walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) (English peri-)+ πατέω (patéō, “to walk”).

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