Per`i*pa*te"cian (?), n. A peripatetic. [Obs.]

Per`i*pa*tet"ic (?), a. [L. peripateticus, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to walk

about; &?; about + &?; to walk: cf. F. pÈripatÈtique.] 1. Walking

about; itinerant.

2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his

instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his

followers. "The true peripatetic school." Howell.

Per`i*pa*tet"ic, n. 1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.

Tatler.

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