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How to pronounce “sophist”
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Pronunciation guide for sophist
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of sophist with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Plato at the Googleplex
It comes from "The Sophist."
- Definition summary
- One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece.
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How to pronounce sophist
Plato at the Googleplex
It comes from "The Sophist."
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “sophist”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece.
- (figurative) A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning.
- (figurative, by extension) One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.
- (dated) Alternative form of sophister (“university student who has completed at least one year”).
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