I. pə̇ˌthagəˈrēən, (ˌ)pīˌth-, -thaig- noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin pythagore us Pythagorean (from Greek pythagoreios, from Pythagoras, 6th century B.C. Greek philosopher and mathematician) + English -an
1. : a follower of Pythagoras
2. : a member of a school of philosophers and secret society named after Pythagoras and maintaining its organization in southern Italy until the middle of the 4th century B.C.
II. (|) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to the Greek philosopher Pythagoras, his philosophy, or the Pythagoreans