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aristotelean

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Ar⋅is⋅to⋅te⋅lian

  [ar-uh-stuh-teel-yuhn, -tee-lee-uhn, uh-ris-tuh-]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, based on, or derived from Aristotle or his theories.
–noun
2. a follower of Aristotle.
Also, Ar⋅is⋅to⋅te⋅lean.

Origin:
1600–10; < L Aristotelī(us) < Gk Aristotéleios of Aristotle + -an
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Ar·is·to·te·li·an also Ar·is·to·te·le·an   (ār'ĭ-stə-tē'lē-ən, -tēl'yən, ə-rĭs'tə-)   
adj.  Of or relating to Aristotle or to his philosophy.
n.  

  1. A follower of Aristotle or his teachings.

  2. A person whose thinking and methods tend to be empirical, scientific, or commonsensical.

Ar'is·to·te'li·an·ism n.
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