Democritean
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Relating to the ideas of the ancient Greek thinker Democritus about atoms
- adjective
- /ˌdɛməˈkraɪtɪən/
- Specialized
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democriteano
- His lecture focused on Democritean ideas regarding the existence of indivisible particles.
Examples
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Many modern theories about the nature of the universe have Democritean roots in ancient philosophy.
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The scientist discussed the Democritean concept of atoms as the building blocks of matter.
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In the (II) Democritean mode, what is stressed is moderation, the beautiful, and the pleasant.
Academic text (1995)
Surface Forms
Democritean positive
Morphology
Democritean = Democritus (transparent) = Democritus + ean
Formed from the proper name 'Democritus' plus the adjectival suffix '-ean', clearly meaning 'relating to Democritus'.
Etymology
Democritean comes from the name Democritus, an ancient Greek thinker who said everything is made of tiny particles called atoms. So Democritean means 'relating to Democritus or his ideas about atoms'.