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Leucippus

Leucippus proper noun: an Ancient Greek philosopher from Miletus, the founder of atomism and the first thinker in western history to consider determinism as a possibility, disciple of Zeno of Elea.

Proper noun

Leucippus

  1. an Ancient Greek philosopher from Miletus, the founder of atomism and the first thinker in western history to consider determinism as a possibility, disciple of Zeno of Elea
  2. a son of Hercules

Questions about Leucippus

What does Leucippus mean?
Leucippus means an Ancient Greek philosopher from Miletus, the founder of atomism and the first thinker in western history to consider determinism as a possibility, disciple of Zeno of Elea.
What part of speech is Leucippus?
Leucippus is a proper noun.

Words near Leucippus in the dictionary

  1. leucinostin
  2. leucinostins
  3. leucins
  4. Leucippan
  5. Leucippean
  6. Leucippus
  7. leuciscid
  8. leuciscids
  9. leuciscin
  10. leuciscine
  11. leuciscines

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