Definition of Presocratic

1. Adjective. Before the time of Socrates.

Exact synonyms: Pre-socratic
Partainyms: Socrates, Socrates

Definition of Presocratic

1. Proper 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. ¹

2. Adjective. of, or characteristic of, such a philosopher (or these philosophers) as a whole. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Presocratic

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preslavery
presleep
preslice
presliced
preslices
preslicing
presmoked
presmoking
presnap
preso
presoak
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presoaking
presoaks
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presoftened
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presolve
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presort
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presos

Literary usage of Presocratic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... the beginning and the guide of the divine and heavenly, as of the terrestrial life. '/..Un; Presocratic Phil., tr. by ..."

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