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Heraclitus

he·rac·li·tus

UK/ˌhɛɹ.əˈklaɪ.təs/ US/he(ɪ).ɹɑ(ː)ˈkli(ː).tus/ uncommon

noun

1.

a presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (circa 500 BC)

Origin

From Latin Hēraclītus, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos).

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