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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + κρῐτός (kritós, “chosen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛː.mó.kri.tos/ → /ðiˈmo.kri.tos/ → /ðiˈmo.kri.tos/
Proper noun
Δημόκρῐτος • (Dēmókritos) m (genitive Δημοκρῐ́του); second declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Democritus
- (in particular) the pre-Socratic philosopher Democritus of Abdera
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