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per·i·pa·tet·ic

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–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.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L peripatéticus < Gk peripatétikós of Aristotle and his school, lit., walking about, equiv. to peripaté- (verbid s. of peripateǐn to walk about, equiv. to peri- peri- + pateǐn to walk; akin to path) + -tikos -tic

]

—Related forms

per·i·pa·tet·i·cal·ly, adverb

per·i·pa·tet·i·cism

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m] Pronunciation Key, noun

—Synonyms 1. wandering, roving; vagrant.

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per·i·pa·tet·ic Audio Help (pěr'ə-pə-tět'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Walking about or from place to place; traveling on foot.
Peripatetic Of or relating to the philosophy or teaching methods of Aristotle, who conducted discussions while walking about in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.

One who walks from place to place; an itinerant.
Peripatetic A follower of the philosophy of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.

[Middle English peripatetik, from Latin peripatēticus, from Greek peripatētikos, from peripatein, to walk about, or from peripatos, covered walk (where Aristotle allegedly lectured) : peri-, peri- + patein, to walk; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]

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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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peripatetic
adjective
1.	of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic" [syn: Aristotelian]
2.	traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger"
noun
1.	a person who walks from place to place
2.	a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism [syn: Aristotelian]

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Peripatetic

Ar`is*to*te"li*an\ (?; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.). -- n. A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic.

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Peripatetic

Per`i*pa*tet"ic\, a. [L. peripateticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to walk about; ? about + ? to walk: cf. F. p['e]ripat['e]tique.]

1. Walking about; itinerant.

2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers. "The true peripatetic school." --Howell.

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Peripatetic

Per`i*pa*tet"ic\, n. 1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. --Tatler.

2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.

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Peripatetic

Per`i*pa*tet"i*cism\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]ripat['e]tisme.] The doctrines or philosophical system of the peripatetics. See Peripatetic, n., 2. --Lond. Sat. Rev.

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