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Definition of pre-socratic in English English dictionary
- Any one of the [[#Adjective|pre-Socratic]] philosophers, viz. Thales (circa 624–546 BC), Anaximander (circa 610–546 BC), Anaximenes (circa 585–525 BC), Pythagoras (circa 576–495 BC), Xenophanes (circa 570–480 BC), Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BC), Parmenides (early-5th century BC), Anaxagoras (circa 500–428 BC), Empedocles (circa 490–430 BC), and Democritus (circa 460–370 BC)
- Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BC)
- Presocratic
- of, or characteristic of, such a philosopher (or these philosophers) as a whole
- Presocratic
- of, or characteristic of such a philosopher (or these philosophers) as a whole
- Presocratic
- Any ancient Greek philosopher who preceded or was roughly contemporaneous with Socrates and whose methods and views were influenced neither directly nor indirectly by Socrates or his primary student, Plato
- presocratic
- before the time of Socrates
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