Heraclitean

[her-uh-klahy-tee-uhn, -klahy-tee-]

Her·a·cli·te·an

[her-uh-klahy-tee-uhn, -klahy-tee-]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Heraclitus or his philosophy.
noun
2.
a person who believes in or advocates the philosophy of Heraclitus.

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Heraclitean has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
Also, Her·a·clit·ic [her-uh-klit-ik] .


Origin:
1785–95; < Latin Hēraclīte(us) (< Greek Hērakleíteios) + -an
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