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heraclitean

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Her⋅a⋅cli⋅te⋅an

  [her-uh-klahy-tee-uhn, -klahy-tee-]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Heraclitus or his philosophy.
–noun
2. a person who believes in or advocates the philosophy of Heraclitus.
Also, Her⋅a⋅clit⋅ic  [her-uh-klit-ik] .

Origin:
1785–95; < L Hēraclīte(us) (< Gk Hērakleíteios) + -an
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Her·a·cli·tus   (hěr'ə-klī'təs)   
Early Greek philosopher who maintained that strife and change are the natural conditions of the universe.
Her'a·cli'te·an (-tē-ən) adj.
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