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ABU ALI AL-HUSAIN IBN ABDALLAH IBN SINA
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• ABU ALI AL-HUSAIN IBN ABDALLAH IBN SINA (noun)
The noun ABU ALI AL-HUSAIN IBN ABDALLAH IBN SINA has 1 sense:
1. Persian physician and influential philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
Familiarity information: ABU ALI AL-HUSAIN IBN ABDALLAH IBN SINA used as a noun is very rare.
• ABU ALI AL-HUSAIN IBN ABDALLAH IBN SINA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Persian physician and influential philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina; Avicenna; ibn-Sina
Instance hypernyms:
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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