Peripatetic Definition & Meaning

peripatetic
adjective
  1. of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic"
  2. traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger"
noun
  1. a person who walks from place to place
  2. a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism

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