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Socratean

Socratean adjective: synonym of Socratic (“of the philosopher Socrates”).

Adjective

Socratean (comparative more Socratean, superlative most Socratean)

  1. Synonym of Socratic (“of the philosopher Socrates”).
    Synonyms:
    Socratic

Synonyms of Socratean

Forms of Socratean

comparativemore Socratean
superlativemost Socratean

Origin of Socratean

From Socrates + -ean.

Questions about Socratean

What does Socratean mean?
Socratean means synonym of Socratic (“of the philosopher Socrates”).
What part of speech is Socratean?
Socratean is an adjective.

Words near Socratean in the dictionary

  1. Socotran
  2. Socotrans
  3. Socotri
  4. Socotrine
  5. Socotrines
  6. Socratean
  7. Socrates
  8. Socratian
  9. Socratic
  10. Socratic ironies
  11. Socratic irony

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