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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “I walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) + πατέω (patéō, “I walk”).
Adjective
péripatétique (plural péripatétiques)
- (relational) of Aristotle and his philosophy; Peripatetic
- Synonym: péripatéticien
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