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Word: Philosopher
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from a variant of Old French philosophe, via Latin from Greek philosophos ‘lover of wisdom’, from philein ‘to love’ + sophos ‘wise’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fɪˈlɒsəfə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.
Short Definition:person engaged in philosophy
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