Abderite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Abderita, Abderites, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδηρίτης (Abdērítēs).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.dəˌɹaɪt/
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Noun[edit]

Abderite (plural Abderites)

  1. An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.
    Synonym: Abderian
    • 1814, Diodorus, chapter 4, in G. Booth, transl., The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian, volume 2, translation of original in Ancient Greek, page 27:
      To that end they entered the borders of the Abderites in another part of Thrace, and wasted and spoiled the country […]
  2. (‘the Abderite’) Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.

Usage notes[edit]

Ancient belief was that "the people of Abdera are fools and madmen" (stulti et insani Abderitae).[1]

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  1. ^ the Latin and English phrases are quoted as they appear in Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy, volume 1 (2010)

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Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

Abdērītē

  1. ablative/vocative singular of Abdērītēs
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