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adj
of, or characteristic of, such a philosopher (or these philosophers) as a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
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adjective
before the time of Socrates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pre-Socratic
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English Socratic English Presocratic From pre- + Socratic.
