Thales (n)
Thales of Miletus (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def 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
def he held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC)
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Instance Hypernym philosopher; astronomer, uranologist, stargazer
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Instance Hyponym astronomer, uranologist, stargazer; philosopher

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