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Cyrenaic is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Cyrenaic meaning

  1. Of or related to Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.
  2. Synonym of Cyrenian, of or related to Cyrene.
  3. Synonym of Cyrenaican, of or related to Cyrenaica, the area around Cyrene in northeastern Libya.

Using Cyrenaic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or related to Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger. | Synonym of Cyrenian, of or related to Cyrene. | Synonym of Cyrenaican, of or related to Cyrenaica, the area around Cyrene in northeastern Libya.
  • In the example corpus, cyrenaic often appears in combinations such as: cyrenaic philosopher.

Context around Cyrenaic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ancient 1×

Often after:

philosopher 2× hedonism 1×

Sentence patterns with Cyrenaic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

anniceris the cyrenaic philosopher 1× cyrenaic hedonism encouraged 1× the ancient cyrenaic philosopher hegesias 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cyrenaic hedonism encouraged 1× the birth of 1× then anniceris not 1×

Common sentence endings:

hegesias 290 bce 1× the cyrenaic philosopher 1× the only good 1×

Words around Cyrenaic

Just before it in the word index:

cyren 3 cyrela 3 cyranoids 2 cyrano 19 cyran 3 cyramza 4

Just after it in the word index:

cyrenaica 9 cyrene 15 cyrenians 6 cyriacus 3 cyriel 21 cyril 500

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Cyrenaic

  • In this selection, "cyrenaic" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ancient, philosopher and hedonism stand out and add context to how "cyrenaic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include anniceris the cyrenaic philosopher and cyrenaic hedonism encouraged. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cyrenaic" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cyrenaic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Then Anniceris Not to be confused with Anniceris the Cyrenaic philosopher. (11 words)

Cyrenaic hedonism encouraged the pursuit of enjoyment and indulgence without hesitation, believing pleasure to be the only good. (18 words)

The Birth of Tragedy. 5, pp. 51–52 Another Greek expressed a form of pessimism in his philosophy: the ancient Cyrenaic philosopher Hegesias (290 BCE). (25 words)

Longer example sentences

The Birth of Tragedy. 5, pp. 51–52 Another Greek expressed a form of pessimism in his philosophy: the ancient Cyrenaic philosopher Hegesias (290 BCE). (25 words)

Cyrenaic hedonism encouraged the pursuit of enjoyment and indulgence without hesitation, believing pleasure to be the only good. (18 words)

Then Anniceris Not to be confused with Anniceris the Cyrenaic philosopher. (11 words)

Example sentences (3)

Cyrenaic hedonism encouraged the pursuit of enjoyment and indulgence without hesitation, believing pleasure to be the only good.

The Birth of Tragedy. 5, pp. 51–52 Another Greek expressed a form of pessimism in his philosophy: the ancient Cyrenaic philosopher Hegesias (290 BCE).

Then Anniceris Not to be confused with Anniceris the Cyrenaic philosopher.

Common combinations with cyrenaic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cyrenaic" in a sentence?
An example: "Cyrenaic hedonism encouraged the pursuit of enjoyment and indulgence without hesitation, believing pleasure to be the only good." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "cyrenaic" from authentic English texts.
What does "cyrenaic" mean?
Cyrenaic means: Of or related to Cyrenaicism, the philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.
How many example sentences with "cyrenaic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "cyrenaic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.