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Xenophanes is an English word with synonyms like philosopher. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Xenophanes in a sentence

Xenophanes meaning

  1. A Greek given name.
  2. The pre-Socratic philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon; by extension or reference, any profound or transformative religious thinker.

Synonyms of Xenophanes

philosopher

Related words

Other words often associated with Xenophanes or its synonyms:

scholar mortal individual bookman somebody person soul someone student

Using Xenophanes

  • The main meaning on this page is: A Greek given name. | The pre-Socratic philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon; by extension or reference, any profound or transformative religious thinker.
  • Useful related words include: philosopher.

Context around Xenophanes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

6th 1×

Sentence patterns with Xenophanes

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

fragment from xenophanes 6th century 1× xenophanes dk 21b28 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fragment from 1× xenophanes dk 21b28 1×

Common sentence endings:

5th century bc 1× borders on air 1×

Words around Xenophanes

Just before it in the word index:

xenophage 2 xenon 75 xenomorphs 9 xenomorph 25 xenomania 2 xenoliths 3

Just after it in the word index:

xenophilius 3 xenophobe 2 xenophobes 11 xenophobia 133 xenophobic 190 xenophon 66

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Xenophanes

  • In this selection, "xenophanes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 6th stand out and add context to how "xenophanes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include fragment from xenophanes 6th century and xenophanes dk 21b28. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "xenophanes" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with xenophanes

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

Xenophanes DK 21B28, quoted in Achilles, Introduction to Aratus 4 Belief in a flat Earth continued into the 5th century BC. (21 words)

A fragment from Xenophanes (6th century BC) shows the transition from Chaos to Apeiron: "The upper limit of earth borders on air. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

A fragment from Xenophanes (6th century BC) shows the transition from Chaos to Apeiron: "The upper limit of earth borders on air. (22 words)

Xenophanes DK 21B28, quoted in Achilles, Introduction to Aratus 4 Belief in a flat Earth continued into the 5th century BC. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

A fragment from Xenophanes (6th century BC) shows the transition from Chaos to Apeiron: "The upper limit of earth borders on air.

Xenophanes DK 21B28, quoted in Achilles, Introduction to Aratus 4 Belief in a flat Earth continued into the 5th century BC.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "xenophanes" in a sentence?
An example: "A fragment from Xenophanes (6th century BC) shows the transition from Chaos to Apeiron: "The upper limit of earth borders on air." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "xenophanes" from authentic English texts.
What does "xenophanes" mean?
Xenophanes means: A Greek given name.
What are synonyms of "xenophanes"?
Common synonyms of "xenophanes" include: philosopher.
How many example sentences with "xenophanes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "xenophanes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.