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English
Etymology
From Latin Abderita, Abderites, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδηρίτης (Abdērítēs).
Pronunciation
Noun
Abderite (plural Abderites)
- An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.
- Synonym: Abderian
1814, Diodorus, chapter 4, in G. Booth, transl., The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian, volume 2, translation of original in Ancient Greek, page 27:To that end they entered the borders of the Abderites in another part of Thrace, and wasted and spoiled the country […]
- (‘the Abderite’) Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.
Usage notes
Ancient belief was that "the people of Abdera are fools and madmen" (stulti et insani Abderitae).[1]
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- ^ the Latin and English phrases are quoted as they appear in Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy, volume 1 (2010)
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Latin
Noun
Abdērītē
- ablative/vocative singular of Abdērītēs