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HERACLITUS

• HERACLITUS (noun)
The noun HERACLITUS has 1 sense:

1. a presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (circa 500 BC)

Familiarity information: HERACLITUS used as a noun is very rare.

• HERACLITUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (circa 500 BC)

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

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