anatreptic

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• Anatreptic — An a*trep tic, a. [overturning, fr. ? to turn up or over; ? + ? too turn.] Overthrowing; defeating; applied to Plato s refutative dialogues. Enfield. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hippias Major — (or What is Beauty ) is one of the dialogues of Plato. It belongs to the Early Dialogues, written while the author was still young. Its precise date is uncertain, although a date of circa 390 BCE has been suggested.AuthenticityThe authorship of… …   Wikipedia