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apeiron

/əˈpaɪ.ɹɒn/

apeiron noun: a kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.

Noun

apeiron (uncountable)

  1. A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.

Origin of apeiron

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπείρων (apeírōn).

Questions about apeiron

What does apeiron mean?
Apeiron means a kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.
What part of speech is apeiron?
Apeiron is a noun.
How do you pronounce apeiron?
Apeiron is pronounced /əˈpaɪ.ɹɒn/.

Words near apeiron in the dictionary

  1. apeirogonal
  2. apeirogons
  3. apeirohedra
  4. apeirohedron
  5. apeirohedrons
  6. apeiron
  7. apeirophobe
  8. apeirophobes
  9. apeirophobia
  10. apeirotheism
  11. apeirotope

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