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Webster 1913 Edition
Anatreptic
Anˊa-trep′tic
,Adj.
[overturning, fr. [GREEK] to turn up or over; [GREEK] + [GREEK] too turn.]
Overthrowing; defeating; – applied to Plato’s refutative dialogues.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Anatreptic
ANATREP'TIC
,Adj.
Overthrowing; defeating; prostrating; a word applied to the dialogues of Plato, which represent a complete defeat in the gymnastic exercises.