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Cyrenaic

Cyrenaic adjective: of or related to Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.

Adjective

Cyrenaic (comparative more Cyrenaic, superlative most Cyrenaic)

  1. (historical) Of or related to Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.
  2. (historical) Synonym of Cyrenian, of or related to Cyrene.
    Synonyms:
    Cyrenian, of or related to Cyrene
  3. (historical) Synonym of Cyrenaican, of or related to Cyrenaica, the area around Cyrene in northeastern Libya.
    Synonyms:
    Cyrenaican, Cyrenian, Cyrenean, Barcan, Barqan, of or related to Cyrenaica

Noun

Cyrenaic (plural Cyrenaics)

  1. (historical) A member or adherent of Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.
  2. (historical) Synonym of Cyrenian, a person of or from Cyrene.
    Synonyms:
    Cyrenian
  3. (historical) Synonym of Cyrenaican, a person of or from Cyrenaica, the area around Cyrene in northeastern Libya.
    Synonyms:
    Cyrenaican, Cyrenian, Cyrenean, Barcan, Barqan

Synonyms of Cyrenaic

All synonyms of Cyrenaic

Forms of Cyrenaic

Adjective
comparativemore Cyrenaic
superlativemost Cyrenaic
Noun
pluralCyrenaics

Origin of Cyrenaic

From Latin Cȳrēnaicus, from Ancient Greek Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός (Kūrēnăĭ̈kós), from Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē, “Cyrene”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjective-forming suffix). Equivalent to Cyrene + -ic or a backformation from Cyrenaica.

Words formed from Cyrenaic

Questions about Cyrenaic

What does Cyrenaic mean?
Cyrenaic means of or related to Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.
What part of speech is Cyrenaic?
Cyrenaic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Cyrenaic in the dictionary

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  2. cyranoid
  3. Cyrans
  4. Cyrenaean
  5. Cyrenaeans
  6. Cyrenaic
  7. Cyrenaica
  8. Cyrenaican
  9. Cyrenaicans
  10. Cyrenaicism
  11. Cyrenaics

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