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NOUN (1)

1. a presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science; he held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC);
[syn: Thales, Thales of Miletus]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Thales
    n 1: a presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who
         predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle
         to be the founder of physical science; he held that all
         things originated in water (624-546 BC) [syn: Thales,
         Thales of Miletus]