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Aristotelean

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Ar·is·to·te·li·an also Ar·is·to·te·le·an  (r-st-tl-n, -tlyn, -rst-)
adj.
Of or relating to Aristotle or to his philosophy.
n.
1. A follower of Aristotle or his teachings.
2. A person whose thinking and methods tend to be empirical, scientific, or commonsensical.
Aris·to·teli·an·ism n.
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Noun1.Aristotelean - a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of AristotelianismAristotelean - a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
Aristotelian, Peripatetic
adherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
Adj.1.Aristotelean - of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic"
Aristotelian, Aristotelic, peripatetic
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