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Xenocrates
[ zuh-nok-ruh-teez ]
noun
- 396–314 b.c., Greek philosopher.
Xenocrates
/ ˌzɛnəˈkrætɪk; zɛˈnɒkrəˌtiːz /
noun
- Xenocrates?396 bc314 bcMGreekPHILOSOPHY: philosopher ?396–314 bc , Greek Platonic philosopher
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Derived Forms
- Xenocratic, adjective
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Other Words From
- Xen·o·crat·ic [zen-, uh, -, krat, -ik], Xe·nocra·tean adjective
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Example Sentences
Seeing that place thus filled he said, "It would be a shame for me to be silent, when Xenocrates speaks."
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For example, he cites Xenocrates as the writer of a list of geometricians and Varro as the writer of a list of poets.
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At the age of eighteen he went to Athens, where the Platonic school was flourishing under the lead of Xenocrates.
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It is found in the theories of Speusippus, Xenocrates, and also to some extent in those of the Peripatetics.
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Xenocrates gained a golden crown, awarded by Dionysius the tyrant to the deepest drinker.
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