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1Pythagorean

noun Py·thag·o·re·an \pə-ˌtha-gə-ˈrē-ən, (ˌ)pī-\

Definition of PYTHAGOREAN

:  any of a group professing to be followers of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras
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First Known Use of PYTHAGOREAN

1550

Rhymes with PYTHAGOREAN

antipodean, epicurean, Laodicean, proboscidean, terpsichorean, Thucydidean, un-European

2Pythagorean

adjective

Definition of PYTHAGOREAN

:  of, relating to, or associated with the Greek philosopher Pythagoras, his philosophy, or the Pythagoreans

First Known Use of PYTHAGOREAN

circa 1580

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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Pythagorean
  2. Pythagorean comma
  3. Pythagorean scale
  4. Pythagorean semitone
  5. Pythagorean theorem
  6. neo-Pythagorean
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