Peripatetic

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  • adjective. Walking about or from place to place; traveling on foot.
  • adjective. Of or relating to the philosophy or teaching methods of Aristotle, who conducted discussions while walking about in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.
  • noun. One who walks from place to place; an itinerant.
  • noun. A follower of the philosophy of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Walking about; itinerant.
  • [capitalized] Of or pertaining to Aristotle's system of philosophy, or the sect of his followers; Aristotelian: as, the Peripatetic philosophers.
  • noun. One who walks about; an itinerant; a pedestrian.
  • noun. [capitalized] A follower of Aristotle(384-322 b. c.), a great Greek philosopher. In the middle ages the word was often used to signify a logician. See Aristotelianism.
  • noun. plural Instruction after the manner of Aristotle; instruction by lectures.
  • noun. plural Journeyings here and there; a continual going to and fro.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Walking about; itinerant.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers.
  • noun. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
  • noun. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. tending to walk about
  • adjective. constantly travelling; itinerant; nomadic.
  • adjective. Having to do with Aristotle, his philosophy, or the school of thought which he founded.
  • noun. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
  • noun. One who accepts the philosophy of Aristotle or his school; an Aristotelian.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a person who walks from place to place
  • adjective. of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
  • noun. a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
  • adjective. traveling especially on foot
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    "That afternoon we were on the march in what Denham called our peripatetic hospital; but he was not happy."
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