anaxagorean

anaxagorean
\\|aˌnakˌsagə|rēən, |anə̇k-\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Anaxagoras died 428 B.C. Greek philosopher + English -ean
: of or relating to the philosophy of Anaxagoras who taught that the world is composed of many qualitatively different substances that developed from homogeneous particles under the impetus of nous

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