Definition of Avicenna in English:
Avicenna
proper nounˌavɪˈsɛnəˌævəˈsɛnə
(980–1037), Persian-born Islamic philosopher and physician; Arabic name ibn-Sina. His philosophical system, drawing on Aristotle but in many ways closer to Neoplatonism, was the major influence on the development of scholasticism. His Canon of Medicine was a standard medieval medical text.
Rhymes
antenna, duenna, henna, Jenna, Jenner, Morwenna, Ravenna, senna, Siena, sienna, tenner, tenor, Vienna
Definition of Avicenna in US English:
Avicenna
proper nounˌævəˈsɛnəˌavəˈsenə
(980–1037), Islamic philosopher and physician, born in Persia; Arabic name ibn-Sina. His philosophical system was the major influence on the development of scholasticism.