Cyrenaic
Of or related to Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene…Of or related to Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)Of or related to Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.
(historical)Synonym of Cyrenian, of or related to Cyrene.
(historical)Synonym of Cyrenaican, of or related to Cyrenaica, the area around Cyrene in northeastern Libya.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin Cȳrēnaicus, from Ancient Greek Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός (Kūrēnăĭ̈kós), from Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē,From Latin Cȳrēnaicus, from Ancient Greek Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός (Kūrēnăĭ̈kós), from Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē, “Cyrene”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjective-forming suffix). Equivalent to Cyrene + -ic or a backformation from Cyrenaica.
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Forms
more Cyrenaic, most Cyrenaic| Comparative | more Cyrenaic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most Cyrenaic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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