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Diogenes

[dahy-oj-uh-neez]

noun

412?–323 b.c., Greek Cynic philosopher.

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Di·o·gen·ic

[dahy-uh-jen-ik] , Di·og·e·ne·an, adjective

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Diogenes (daɪˈɒdʒɪˌniːz)

—n
	?412--?323 bc, Greek Cynic philosopher, who rejected social conventions and advocated self-sufficiency and simplicity of life

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"Were I Diogenes, I would not move out of a kilderkin into a hogshead, though the first had had nothing but small beer in it, and the second reeked claret."

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