Pythagorean
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Pythagorean
- /p(a)ɪˌθaɡəˈɹiːən/
- /ˌpajt̪əˈɡorɪjən/ South Asia
Where it comes from
From Latin Pȳthagorēus (“pertaining to Pythagoras”) + -an. Compare Pythagoric.
noun Pythagoreans
- A follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism. Plato could still speak the language of archaic myth. He could speak it, because he was a Pythagorean, and myth was their technical language.
adjective more Pythagorean · most Pythagorean
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Pertaining to Pythagoras.
Similar: Pythagoric
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Pertaining to the philosophy of Pythagoras.
Similar: Pythagoric
- Following the lifestyle advocated by the Pythagoreans; specifically, vegetarian.
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noun follower of Pythagoras
| Español | pitagórico |
|---|---|
| Français | pythagoricien, pythagoricienne |
| Deutsch | Pythagoreer, Pythagoreerin |
| Italiano | pitagorico |
| Русский | пифагоре́ец pifagoréjec |
adj of or relating to Pythagoras
| Español | pitagórico |
|---|---|
| Français | pythagorique |
| Русский | пифаго́ров pifagórov |
adj of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
| Español | pitagórico |
|---|---|
| Français | pythagoricien |
| Deutsch | pythagoreisch |
| Italiano | pitagorico |
| Русский | пифагоре́йский pifagoréjskij |
Talk about this word "Pythagorean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pythagorean. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Pythagorean. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pythagorean "Pythagorean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pythagorean.Cite this
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title = {Pythagorean},
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