Socrates
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Socrates¹
- /ˈsɒkɹətiːz/ UK
- /ˈsɑkɹətiz/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈsɒkɹətiz/ Boston, Canada, Maine
- /ˈsɔkɹətiːz/ Australia
- /ˈsɒkɹətiːz/ New Zealand
- [ˈsɔ̟kɹətiːz] New Zealand
Rhymes with -iːz
Where it comes from
Via Latin Socrates, from Ancient Greek Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs). Doublet of Sokratis.
proper noun Sokrates
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- The Greek philosopher, 470–399 BC. Accordingly, even though readers always and understandably speak of the theories adumbrated by Socrates here as "Plato's theories", one ought not to speak of them so without some compunction--the writing itself, and also Plato the author, present these always in a spirit of open-ended exploration, a
SOCRATES²
noun
- Acronym of site, onset, character, radiation, associations, timecourse, exacerbating and relieving factors, and severity (of pain).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: junior, thinker, dialectician, ethicist, gadfly, philosopher, sage, guide, logician, reasoner, moralist, inquirer, questioner, ironist, teacher, mentor
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name Greek philosopher
| Español | Sócrates |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소크라테스 Sokeurateseu |
| 日本語 | ソクラテス Sokuratesu |
| 中文 | 蘇格拉底 /苏格拉底 Sūgélādǐ |
| हिन्दी | सुकरात sukrāt, सुक़रात suqrāt |
| Português | Sócrates |
| Français | Socrate |
| Deutsch | Sokrates |
| Italiano | Socrate |
| Ελληνικά | Σωκράτης Sokrátis |
| Română | Socrate |
| Русский | Сокра́т Sokrát |
| Tiếng Việt | Xô-crát |
| العربية | سُقْرَاط suqrāṭ, سُوكْرَاتِس sukrātis |
| עברית | סוקראטס Sokrates |
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title = {Socrates},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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