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anaxagoras

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
anaxago-ras
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Greek philosopher (c. 500 BCE – 428 BCE) from Clazomenae, who is famous for introducing the cosmological concept of nous (mind), as an ordering force.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀναξαγόρας (Anaxagóras).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἀναξαγόρας

Frequently Paired Words

Anaxagorean

Questions

What does anaxagoras mean?
An ancient Greek philosopher (c. 500 BCE – 428 BCE) from Clazomenae, who is famous for introducing the cosmological concept of nous (mind), as an ordering force.
Where does anaxagoras come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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