Pythagorean

[ pi-thag-uh-ree-uhn ]

/ pɪˌθæg əˈri ən /

adjective

of or relating to Pythagoras, to his school, or to his doctrines.

noun

a follower of Pythagoras.

Origin of Pythagorean

1540–50; <Latin Pȳthagorē(us) (<Greek Pȳthagóreios of Pythagoras) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Pythagorean

post-Py·thag·o·re·an, adjective

Words nearby Pythagorean

pyruvic, pyruvic acid, pyruvic aldehyde, Pythagoras, Pythagoras' theorem, Pythagorean, Pythagoreanism, Pythagorean scale, Pythagorean theorem, Pytheas, Pythia

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Example sentences from the Web for Pythagorean

Hence the entirety of "No One Else," a tune that is borderline Pythagorean in its balance and proportion.
Remembering Weezer’s ‘The Blue Album,’ A Garage Rock Classic, on Its 20th Anniversary|Andrew Romano|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Diotima, a priestess, reputed to have been a Pythagorean, but some writers have doubted her existence.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece|Various
Hicetes the Pythagorean, that there are two earths, this and the Antichthon, or the earth opposite to it.
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch
There must be some truth in the Pythagorean doctrine, and I am labouring under a Metempsychosis.
Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2|Various

Two friends of this Pythagorean sect lived at Syracuse, in the end of the fourth century before the Christian era.
A Book of Golden Deeds|Charlotte M. Yonge
Olympicus, continuing the discourse, said: I very much like what Clinias the Pythagorean delivers.
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch

British Dictionary definitions for Pythagorean

Pythagorean

/ (paɪˌθæɡəˈriːən) /

adjective

of or relating to Pythagoras

denoting the diatonic scale of eight notes arrived at by Pythagoras and based on a succession of fifths

noun

a follower of Pythagoras

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单词	pythagorean
释义	Pythagorean [ pi-thag-uh-ree-uhn ] / pɪˌθæg əˈri ən / adjective of or relating to Pythagoras, to his school, or to his doctrines. noun a follower of Pythagoras. Origin of Pythagorean 1540–50; <Latin Pȳthagorē(us) (<Greek Pȳthagóreios of Pythagoras) + -an OTHER WORDS FROM Pythagorean post-Py·thag·o·re·an, adjective Words nearby Pythagorean pyruvic, pyruvic acid, pyruvic aldehyde, Pythagoras, Pythagoras' theorem, Pythagorean, Pythagoreanism, Pythagorean scale, Pythagorean theorem, Pytheas, Pythia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Pythagorean Hence the entirety of "No One Else," a tune that is borderline Pythagorean in its balance and proportion. Remembering Weezer’s ‘The Blue Album,’ A Garage Rock Classic, on Its 20th Anniversary\|Andrew Romano\|May 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Diotima, a priestess, reputed to have been a Pythagorean, but some writers have doubted her existence. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece\|Various Hicetes the Pythagorean, that there are two earths, this and the Antichthon, or the earth opposite to it. Essays and Miscellanies\|Plutarch There must be some truth in the Pythagorean doctrine, and I am labouring under a Metempsychosis. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2\|Various Two friends of this Pythagorean sect lived at Syracuse, in the end of the fourth century before the Christian era. A Book of Golden Deeds\|Charlotte M. Yonge Olympicus, continuing the discourse, said: I very much like what Clinias the Pythagorean delivers. Essays and Miscellanies\|Plutarch British Dictionary definitions for Pythagorean Pythagorean / (paɪˌθæɡəˈriːən) / adjective of or relating to Pythagoras denoting the diatonic scale of eight notes arrived at by Pythagoras and based on a succession of fifths noun a follower of Pythagoras Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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