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Heraclitus

/ˌhɛɹ.əˈklaɪ.təs/

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Latinate/he(ɪ).ɹɑ(ː)ˈkli(ː).tus/

Heraclitus proper noun: a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos), notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher.

Proper noun

Heraclitus

  1. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos), notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher.

Forms of Heraclitus

alternative formHeracleitus

Origin of Heraclitus

From Latin Hēraclītus, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos).

Words formed from Heraclitus

Questions about Heraclitus

What does Heraclitus mean?
Heraclitus means a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos), notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher.
What part of speech is Heraclitus?
Heraclitus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Heraclitus?
Heraclitus is pronounced /ˌhɛɹ.əˈklaɪ.təs/.

Words near Heraclitus in the dictionary

  1. Heraclitanism
  2. Heraclitans
  3. Heraclitean
  4. Heracliteanism
  5. Heraclitism
  6. Heraclitus
  7. Heraclius
  8. Heraclydus
  9. Heraea
  10. Herakleopolitan
  11. Herakleopolitans

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