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adj
Of or related to Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: Aristippan, Aristippian, Cyrenian, Cyrenean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hedonistic
adj
Synonym of Cyrenian, of or related to Cyrene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: Cyrenian, of or related to Cyrene
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Synonym of Cyrenaican, of or related to Cyrenaica, the area around Cyrene in northeastern Libya.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: Cyrenaican, Cyrenian, Cyrenean, Barcan, Barqan, of or related to Cyrenaica
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A member or adherent of Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: Aristippan, Aristippian, Cyrenian, Cyrenean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bon viveur, epicure, epicurean, hedonist, high-stepper, lapling, lotus-eater, pleasure seeker, pleasurist, sensualist, softling, sybarite, voluptuarian, voluptuary
noun
Synonym of Cyrenian, a person of or from Cyrene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: Cyrenian
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of Cyrenaican, a person of or from Cyrenaica, the area around Cyrene in northeastern Libya.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: Cyrenaican, Cyrenian, Cyrenean, Barcan, Barqan
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin Cȳrēnaicus, from Ancient Greek Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός (Kūrēnăĭ̈kós), from Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē, “Cyrene”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjective-forming suffix). Equivalent to Cyrene + -ic or a backformation from Cyrenaica.
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