Word of the Day: Peripatetic
Saturday, December 23, 2023
Can you pronounce peripatetic? | Saturday, December 23, 2023 |
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Peripatetic | |
adjective | 1. Traveling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods. 2. (Peripatetic) Aristotelian. [With reference to Aristotle's practice of walking to and fro while teaching.] |
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noun | 1. A person who travels from place to place. 2. (Peripatetic) An Aristotelian philosopher. |
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| "After several years in the same city, he wanted a more peripatetic lifestyle." | "Her wanderlust shines through in her peripatetic adventures." | "I'm tired of the 9 to 5 in the office, and I want to be a peripatetic." |
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| Greek, mid-15th century |
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| Nomads and restless explorers lead peripatetic lives. "Peripatetic" (used as both a noun and an adjective) originally referred to anyone who travels from one place to another on foot, but its most recent usage applies to those who do so while working — also known as "digital nomads." ... | |
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