[el-ee-at-ik] 
| 1. | of or pertaining to Elea. |
| 2. | noting or pertaining to a school of philosophy, founded by Parmenides, that investigated the phenomenal world, especially with reference to the phenomena of change. |
| 3. | a philosopher of the Eleatic school. |
| El·e·at·ic (ěl'ē-āt'ĭk) adj. Of or characteristic of the tradition of philosophy founded by Zeno of Elea and Parmenides and holding the belief that there is one indivisible and unchanging reality. [Latin Eleāticus, from Greek Eleātikos, from Elea.] El'e·a'tic n., El'e·at'i·cism (-ĭ-sĭz'əm) n. |
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