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Nicomachus

Nicomachus proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Nicomachus

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. Nicomachus of Gerasa (c. 60–120 CE), a Neopythagorean philosopher.
  3. The son of Aristotle (fl. c. 325 BCE).

Origin of Nicomachus

Borrowed from Latin Nicomachus, from Ancient Greek Νικόμαχος (Nikómakhos).

Words formed from Nicomachus

Questions about Nicomachus

What does Nicomachus mean?
Nicomachus means a male given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Nicomachus?
Nicomachus is a proper noun.

Words near Nicomachus in the dictionary

  1. Nicolosis
  2. Nicols
  3. Nicolson
  4. Nicolsons
  5. Nicomachean
  6. Nicomachus
  7. Nicomedia
  8. Nicomedian
  9. Nicomedians
  10. nicomiid
  11. nicomiids

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