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Archimedes

//ˌɑɹ.kəˈmiː.diːz// name

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  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs), notably borne by Archimedes of Syracuse, an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer (c. 287–212 BCE).
  2. 2
    A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).

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