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CLEANTHES
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• CLEANTHES (noun)
The noun CLEANTHES has 1 sense:
1. ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Zeno of Citium as the leader of the Stoic school (300-232 BC)
Familiarity information: CLEANTHES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Zeno of Citium as the leader of the Stoic school (300-232 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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