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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos), notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher.

Synonyms

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philosopher

Etymology

From Latin Hēraclītus, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos).

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