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eleatic

/ˌɛliˈætɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
eleat-ic
IPA
/ˌɛliˈætɪk/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a certain school in Elea of Ancient Greek philosophers who taught that reality is stable and unchanging and that real knowledge comes from reason rather than senses.

noun

A philosopher of the Eleatic school.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Eleāticus, from Ancient Greek ’Ελεατικός (’Eleatikós), from Ἐλέα (Eléa, “Elea, Velia”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ᾿Ελεατικός

Inflected Forms

more Eleatic (comparative) most Eleatic (superlative) Eleatics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Elea Velia Eleaticism

Questions

How do you pronounce eleatic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛliˈætɪk/.
What does eleatic mean?
Of or relating to a certain school in Elea of Ancient Greek philosophers who taught that reality is stable and unchanging and that real knowledge comes from reason rather than senses.
Where does eleatic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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