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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'peripatetic' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions peripatetic noun  One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian. adjective  Walking about; itinerant. (usually capitalized) Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle or to his followers. Etymology: From Ancient Greek , the walkway underneath a colonnade of an ancient Greek building. Aristotle"s school was sometimes called the in reference to the covered walkway(s) of the lyceum, Lyceum. The word derives from the Ancient Greek , "to walk up and down".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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