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Heraclitus

Heraclitus

English

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Proper noun

Heraclitus

  1. An Ancient Greek male given name, notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher

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References

  1. “Her·a·cli·tus” listed in the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [4th Ed.]
  2. Her⋅a⋅cli⋅tus” defined by Dictionary.com Unabridged

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /heː.raːˈkliː.tus/

Proper noun

Hērāclītus m (genitive Hērāclētī); second declension

  1. An ancient Greek given name.
  2. The philosopher Heraclitus.

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