peripatetic
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ə adjective
1.
walking or traveling about; itinerant.
2.
(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to Aristotle, who taught philosophy while walking in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.
3.
(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Aristotelian school of philosophy.
noun
4.
a person who walks or travels about.
5.
(initial capital letter) a member of the Aristotelian school.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin peripatēticus < Greek peripatētikós of Aristotle and his school, literally, walking about, equivalent to peripatē- (verbid stem of peripateîn to walk about, equivalent to peri- peri- + pateîn to walk; akin to path) + -tikos -tic
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin peripatēticus < Greek peripatētikós of Aristotle and his school, literally, walking about, equivalent to peripatē- (verbid stem of peripateîn to walk about, equivalent to peri- peri- + pateîn to walk; akin to path) + -tikos -tic
Related forms
per·i·pa·tet·i·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. wandering, roving; vagrant.
1. wandering, roving; vagrant.
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peripatetic (ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | itinerant |
| 2. | (Brit) employed in two or more educational establishments and travelling from one to another: a peripatetic football coach |
| —n | |
| 3. | a peripatetic person |
| [C16: from Latin peripatēticus, from Greek peripatētikos, from peripatein to pace to and fro] | |
| peripa'tetically | |
| —adv | |
| Peripatetic (ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the teachings of Aristotle, who used to teach philosophy while walking about the Lyceum in ancient Athens |
| —n | |
| 2. | a student of Aristotelianism |
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Word Origin & History
peripatetic
c.1400, n., "disciple of Aristotle," from O.Fr. perypatetique (14c.), from L. peripateticus "pertaining to the disciples or philosophy of Aristotle," from Gk. peripatetikos "given to walking about" (especially while teaching), from peripatein, from peri- "around" + patein "to walk." Aristotle's custom
was to teach while strolling through the Lyceum in Athens. In Eng., the philosophical meaning is older than that of "person who wanders about" (1617). As an adj., attested in Eng. 1566 in the philosophical sense, 1642 in the lit. sense.
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Example sentences
The Jets have found they make more money by being peripatetic in the preseason.
Even considering necessary travel, it's not easy to put our present peripatetic president into perspective.
His best works star himself as a peripatetic and impulsive poetic soul.
Never before has commerce been so peripatetic and never before have so many people emulated the nomads.
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