Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PER-I-PA-TET'IC
PER-I-PA-TET'ICPER-I-PA-TET'I-CISM
PER-I-PA-TET'IC, n.
- A follower of Aristotle, so called because the founders of his philosophy taught, or his followers disputed questions, walking in the Lyceum at Athens. – Encyc.
- It is ludicrously applied to one who is obliged to walk, or cannot afford to ride. – Tatler.
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