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akousmata

akousmata is the plural of akousma.

Meaning of akousma

Noun

akousma (plural akousmata)

  1. A rule or precept, especially one of the list of rules laid down by Pythagoras.
    • One of the akousmata says that number is the wisest thing, and Pythagoreans may have sworn by Pythagoras as “the one who gave the tetraktys” […], the first four numbers whose total is ten, which was the perfect number for early Pythagoreans.1999, AA Long, editor, The Cambridge Companion to Early Greek Philosophy, Cambridge, page 74

Questions about akousmata

What is akousmata the plural of?
Akousmata is the plural of akousma.

Words near akousmata in the dictionary

  1. akosmism
  2. Akosu
  3. akoub
  4. akoulalion
  5. akousma
  6. akousmata
  7. Akpan
  8. Akpans
  9. Akpes
  10. akpeteshi
  11. akpeteshie

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