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English Dictionary: peripatetic	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peripatetic adj of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic" Synonym(s): Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Aristotelic, peripatetic traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger" Synonym(s): peripatetic, wayfaring n a person who walks from place to place a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism Synonym(s): Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Peripatetic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peripatetic \Per`ipatet"ic\, a. [L. peripateticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to walk about; [?] about + [?] to walk: cf. F. p[82]ripat[82]tique.] 1. Walking about; itinerant. 2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers. [bd]The true peripatetic school.[b8] --Howell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peripatetic \Per`ipatet"ic\, n. 1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. --Tatler. 2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.