PRE-SOCRATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pre-Socratic mean? 

• PRE-SOCRATIC (noun)
  The noun PRE-SOCRATIC has 1 sense:

1. any philosopher who lived before Socrates

  Familiarity information: PRE-SOCRATIC used as a noun is very rare.

• PRE-SOCRATIC (adjective)
  The adjective PRE-SOCRATIC has 1 sense:

1. before the time of Socrates

  Familiarity information: PRE-SOCRATIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRE-SOCRATIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any philosopher who lived before Socrates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pre-Socratic" is a kind of...):

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

• PRE-SOCRATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Before the time of Socrates

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

pre-Socratic; presocratic

Pertainym:

Socrates (ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC))