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Noun: Parmenides  paa(r)'me-ni,deez
  1. A presocratic Greek philosopher born in Italy; held the metaphysical view that being is the basic substance and ultimate reality of which all things are composed; said that motion and change are sensory illusions (5th century BC)

Type of: philosopher

Encyclopedia: Parmenides

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