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Plethon

/ˈpliːθɒn/

Plethon proper noun: georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

Proper noun

Plethon

  1. Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

Forms of Plethon

alternative formPletho

Origin of Plethon

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), adopted by Plethon as a nickname or cognomen from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”) as a classicizing substitute for his surname Γεμιστός (Gemistós), from γεμιστός (gemistós, “filled, stuffed”). The particular form may have been chosen to mirror Πλάτων (Plátōn, “Plato”).

Words formed from Plethon

Questions about Plethon

What does Plethon mean?
Plethon means georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.
What part of speech is Plethon?
Plethon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Plethon?
Plethon is pronounced /ˈpliːθɒn/.

Words near Plethon in the dictionary

  1. Pletchers
  2. Pleternica
  3. Pleterski
  4. plethodontid
  5. plethodontids
  6. Plethon
  7. Plethonian
  8. Plethonic
  9. plethora
  10. plethorae
  11. plethoral

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