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Thales

/ˈθeɪliːz/

Rhymes with -eɪliːz

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From Ancient Greek Θαλῆς (Thalês).

proper noun

A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus in Asia Minor.

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name philosopher

Español	Tales
Français	Thalès
Italiano	Talete
Ελληνικά	Θαλής Thalís
Русский	Фале́с Falés
العربية	طَالِس ṭālis

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@misc{thales_2026,
  title = {Thales},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thales},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}