THEOPHRASTUS

Meaning of THEOPHRASTUS in English

Pronunciation: ˌ th ē - ə - ' fras-t ə s

Function: biographical name

ca 372- ca 287 B.C. Greek philos. & naturalist

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THEOPHRASTUS — biographical name circa 372- circa 287 B.C. Greek philosopher & naturalist
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THEOPHRASTUS — — Theophrastian /thee'euh fras"cheuhn/ , adj. /thee'euh fras"teuhs/ , n. 372?-287 B.C., Greek philosopher.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THEOPHRASTUS — biographical name circa 372- circa 287 B.C. Greek philosopher & naturalist
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THEOPHRASTUS — born c. 372 BC, , Eresus, Lesbos died c. 287 Greek Peripatetic philosopher and pupil of Aristotle. He studied at …
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THEOPHRASTUS — Theophrastus BrE AmE ˌθi ː ‿ə ˈfræst əs
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THEOPHRASTUS — Теофраст
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THEOPHRASTUS PHILLIPPUS AUREOLUS BOMBASTUS VON HOHENHEIM — n. birth name of Paracelsus (1493-1541), Swiss doctor and alchemist
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PARACELSUS — biographical name 1493-1541 pseudonym of Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim Swiss-born alchemist & physician
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PARACELSUS — orig. Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim born Nov. 11 or Dec. 17, 1493, Einsiedeln, Switz. died Sept. 24, 1541, …
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LA BRUYÈRE, JEAN DE — born August 1645, Paris, France died May 10/11, 1696, Versailles French satiric moralist. As a tutor and librarian in a …
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THEOPHRASTIAN — |thēə|fras(h)chən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Theophrast us died ab 287 B.C. Greek philosopher and scientist + English -ian 1. …
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THEOPHRASTACEAE — ˌthēəfraˈstāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Theophrasta, type genus (after Theophrastus, who wrote treatises on botany) + …
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PARACELSIAN — |parə|sel(t)sēən, -lshən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Philippus Aureolus Paracels us (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim) died 1541 Swiss alchemist and …
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METHOD — (n.) Classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the method of Theophrastus; …
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METHOD — ( n. ) Classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the method …
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PARACELSUS — — Paracelsian , adj. , n. — Paracelsianism , n. — Paracelsic, Paracelsistic , adj. — Paracelsist , n. /par'euh …
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PARACELSUS — biographical name 1493-1541 pseudonym of Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim Swiss-born alchemist & physician
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STRATON OF LAMPSACUS — died c. 270 BC Straton also spelled Strato, Latin Strato Physicus Greek philosopher and successor of Theophrastus as head of …
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PHANIAS — also spelled Phaenias, or Phainias flourished c. 300 BC Greek philosopher of Eresus on the island of Lesbos, a pupil …
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PARACELSUS — born Nov. 11 or Dec. 17, 1493, Einsiedeln, Switz. died Sept. 24, 1541, Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg [now in Austria] …
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