THALES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science; he held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC)

Synonyms:

Thales; Thales of Miletus

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

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