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thalesian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thale-sian
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Thales of Miletus (c.624–c.546 BC), pre-Socratic Ancient Greek philosopher who attempted to explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology, and who applied geometry to mathematical problems.

Etymology

From Thales + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

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Questions

What does thalesian mean?
Of or relating to Thales of Miletus (c.624–c.546 BC), pre-Socratic Ancient Greek philosopher who attempted to explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology, and who applied geometry to mathematical problems.
Where does thalesian come from?
From Thales + -ian.

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