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Aristotle¹

  • /ˈæɹɪˌstɒtəl/ UK
  • [ˈæɹɪˌstɒtᵊɫ̩] UK
  • /ˈæɹɪˌstɑtəl/ Canada, US
  • [ˈæɹɪˌstɑɾɫ̩] Canada, US
  • /ˈɛɹɪˌstɑtəl/
  • [ˈɛɹɪˌstɑɾɫ̩]
  • /əˌrɪsˌʈɔ.ʈᵻl/ South Asia

Rhymes with -ɒtəl

Where it comes from

Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).

proper noun Arist.

  1. A male given name.
  2. An ancient Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist (382–322 BCE), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.

aristotle²

Where it comes from

Cockney rhyming slang for bottle, itself shortened from bottle and glass, Cockney rhyming slang for arse.

noun aristotles

  1. Cockney, slang A bottle.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aristotelian, philosopher, stagirite, metaphysician, empiricist, polymath, logician, tutor, teacher, ethicist, mentor, scientist, naturalist, thinker, sage, scholar

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name ancient Greek philosopher

EspañolAristóteles
한국어아리스토텔레스 Ariseutotelleseu
日本語アリストテレス Arisutoteresu
中文亞里士多德 /亚里士多德 Yàlǐshìduōdé
हिन्दीअरस्तु arastu
PortuguêsAristóteles
FrançaisAristote
DeutschAristoteles
ItalianoAristotele
ΕλληνικάΑριστοτέλης Aristotélis
RomânăAristotel
РусскийАристо́тель Aristótelʹ
Tiếng ViệtA-ri-xtốt
العربيةأَرِسْطُو ʔarisṭū, أَرِسْطُوطَالِيس ʔarisṭūṭālīs, أَرِسـطَاطَالِيس
עבריתאריסטו aristo

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"aristotle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aristotle.

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@misc{aristotle_2026,
  title = {aristotle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aristotle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}