Saturday, December 23, 2023

Word of the Day: Peripatetic

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Saturday, December 23, 2023
Peripatetic
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Peripatetic
adjective 1. Traveling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
2. (Peripatetic) Aristotelian. [With reference to Aristotle's practice of walking to and fro while teaching.]
noun 1. A person who travels from place to place.
2. (Peripatetic) An Aristotelian philosopher.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"After several years in the same city, he wanted a more peripatetic lifestyle."
"Her wanderlust shines through in her peripatetic adventures."
"I'm tired of the 9 to 5 in the office, and I want to be a peripatetic."
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Greek, mid-15th century
Why This Word?
Nomads and restless explorers lead peripatetic lives. "Peripatetic" (used as both a noun and an adjective) originally referred to anyone who travels from one place to another on foot, but its most recent usage applies to those who do so while working — also known as "digital nomads." ...
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