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Anaximenes

Anaximenes proper noun: an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus; the pupil of Anaximander. He taught that the basic element of which the world is composed is the air.

Proper noun

Anaximenes

  1. An ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus; the pupil of Anaximander. He taught that the basic element of which the world is composed is the air.

Anaximenes meaning in Marathi

Anaximenes in Marathi

philosopher
आनाक्सिमेनेस ānāksimenes

Origin of Anaximenes

From Ancient Greek Ἀναξιμένης (Anaximénēs).

Questions about Anaximenes

What does Anaximenes mean?
Anaximenes means an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus; the pupil of Anaximander. He taught that the basic element of which the world is composed is the air.
What is Anaximenes in Marathi?
Anaximenes in Marathi is आनाक्सिमेनेस (ānāksimenes). See Anaximenes meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Anaximenes?
Anaximenes is a proper noun.

Words near Anaximenes in the dictionary

  1. anaxial
  2. Anaximander
  3. Anaximanderian
  4. Anaximandrian
  5. Anaximenean
  6. Anaximenes
  7. anaxirone
  8. anaxonal
  9. anaxyelid
  10. anaxyelids
  11. Anaya

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