"pre-Socratic" meaning in All languages combined

See pre-Socratic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌpɹiːsɒˈkɹætɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: prē'sŏkrăʹtĭk [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From pre- + Socratic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|Socratic}} pre- + Socratic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pre-Socratic (not comparable)
  1. (historical) Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BCE). Tags: historical, not-comparable Categories (topical): Ancient Greece Translations (related to the pre-Socratic philosophers): présocratique (French), vorsokratisch (German), προσωκρατικός (prosokratikós) (Greek), przedsokratejski (Polish), försokratisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pre-Socratic-en-adj-UjrS6794 Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 68 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præ-Socratic [archaic]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌpɹiːsɒˈkɹætɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: pre-Socratics [plural]
enPR: prē'sŏkrăʹtĭk [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From pre- + Socratic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|Socratic}} pre- + Socratic Head templates: {{en-noun}} pre-Socratic (plural pre-Socratics)
  1. (historical) Any of the pre-Socratic philosophers, viz. Thales (circa 624–546 BCE), Anaximander (circa 610–546 BCE), Anaximenes (circa 585–525 BCE), Pythagoras (circa 576–495 BCE), Xenophanes (circa 570–480 BCE), Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BCE), Parmenides (early-5ᵗʰ century BCE), Anaxagoras (circa 500–428 BCE), Empedocles (circa 490–430 BCE), and Democritus (circa 460–370 BCE). Tags: historical Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (any one of the pre-Socratic philosophers): présocratique (French), Vorsokratiker [masculine] (German), Vorsokratikerin [feminine] (German), presokratyk [masculine] (Polish), försokratiker [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pre-Socratic-en-noun-77hK5M7v Disambiguation of Philosophy: 29 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præ-Socratic [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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