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  • noun philosophy A rule or precept, especially one of the list of rules laid down by Pythagorus.

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Examples

  • I accept Dindorf's rearrangement as follows: mechr men gar oligois epecheirei, tettarakonta legein axioun, eti de taemeron kai ta homoia epispomenon, sunaetheian thmaen idia tauti legein, kai oiston aen moi to akousma kai ou panu ti edaknomaen ep autois.

    Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 of Samosata Lucian 1895

  • I accept Dindorf's rearrangement as follows: _mechr men gar oligois epecheirei, tettarakonta legein axioun, eti de taemeron kai ta homoia epispomenon, sunaetheian thmaen idia tauti legein, kai oiston aen moi to akousma kai ou panu ti edaknomaen ep autois_.

    Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 of Samosata Lucian 1895

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