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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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Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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