presocratic

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Synonyms: pre-socratic, pre socratic, mesocratic, protocratic, presocratics

Antonyms: pre-socratic, pre socratic, mesocratic, protocratic, presocratics

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Noun

1. Any [[Ancient Greek]] [[philosopher]] who [[precede]]d or was roughly [[contemporaneous]] with [[w:Socrates|Socrates]] and whose methods and views were influenced neither directly nor indirectly by Socrates or his primary student, [[Plato]].

Adjective

1. of, or characteristic of, such a [[philosopher]] (or these philosophers) as a whole.

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