Aristotle

[ ar-uh-stot-l ]

noun
  1. 384–322 b.c., Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.

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British Dictionary definitions for aristotle (1 of 3)

aristotle

/ (ˈærɪˌstɒtəl) /


nounAustralian slang
  1. a bottle

  2. old-fashioned the buttocks or anus

Origin of aristotle

1
rhyming slang; in sense 2, shortened from bottle and glass arse

British Dictionary definitions for Aristotle (2 of 3)

Aristotle1

/ (ˈærɪˌstɒtəl) /


noun
  1. 384–322 bc, Greek philosopher; pupil of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great, and founder of the Peripatetic school at Athens; author of works on logic, ethics, politics, poetics, rhetoric, biology, zoology, and metaphysics. His works influenced Muslim philosophy and science and medieval scholastic philosophy

British Dictionary definitions for Aristotle (3 of 3)

Aristotle2

/ (ˈærɪˌstɒtəl) /


noun
  1. a prominent crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 83 kilometres in diameter

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Scientific definitions for Aristotle

Aristotle

[ ărĭ-stŏt′l ]


  1. Greek philosopher and scientist who wrote about virtually every area of knowledge, including most of the sciences. Throughout his life he made careful observations, collected specimens, and summarized all the existing knowledge of the natural world. He pioneered the study of zoology, developing a classification system for all animals and making extensive taxonomic studies. His systematic approach later evolved into the basic scientific method in the Western world.

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Cultural definitions for Aristotle

Aristotle

[ (ar-uh-stot-l) ]


One of the greatest ancient Greek philosophers, with a large influence on subsequent Western thought. Aristotle was a student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great. He disagreed with Plato over the existence of ideal Forms and believed that form and matter are always joined. Aristotle's many books include Rhetoric, the Poetics, the Metaphysics, and the Politics.

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