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aristotelianism

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Ar⋅is⋅to⋅te⋅lian⋅ism

  [ar-uh-stuh-teel-yuh-niz-uhm, -tee-lee-uh-, uh-ris-tuh-]
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–noun
1. the philosophy of Aristotle.
2. emphasis upon deduction and upon investigation of concrete and particular things and situations.
Origin:
1835–45; Aristotelian + -ism
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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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