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Antisthenes

/ænˈtɪsθəniːz/

Antisthenes proper noun: a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀντισθένης (Antisthénēs), notably borne by Antisthenes of Athens (445–365 B.C.), a Greek philosopher, founder of the school of Cynicism and a pupil of Socrates.

Proper noun

Antisthenes

  1. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀντισθένης (Antisthénēs), notably borne by Antisthenes of Athens (445–365 B.C.), a Greek philosopher, founder of the school of Cynicism and a pupil of Socrates.

Origin of Antisthenes

From Latin Antisthenēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀντισθένης (Antisthénēs).

Questions about Antisthenes

What does Antisthenes mean?
Antisthenes means a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀντισθένης (Antisthénēs), notably borne by Antisthenes of Athens (445–365 B.C.), a Greek philosopher, founder of the school of Cynicism and a pupil of Socrates.
What part of speech is Antisthenes?
Antisthenes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Antisthenes?
Antisthenes is pronounced /ænˈtɪsθəniːz/.

Words near Antisthenes in the dictionary

  1. antisteroidal
  2. antisteroidogenic
  3. antistes
  4. antisthecon
  5. Antisthenean
  6. Antisthenes
  7. Antisthenian
  8. antistick
  9. antisticking
  10. antistigma
  11. antistimulus

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