Cyrenaic
English
Etymology
From Latin Cyrenaicus, from Cyrene (“a place in Libya”).
Adjective
Cyrenaic (comparative more Cyrenaic, superlative most Cyrenaic)
- Of or relating to Cyrenaica, an ancient country in North Africa, or to Cyrene, its principal city.
- Of or relating to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus, a native of Cyrene.
Noun
Cyrenaic (plural Cyrenaics)
- A native or inhabitant of Cyrenaica.
- (historical) A disciple of the school of Aristippus.
Synonyms
- Cyrenian
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Cyrenaic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)