Cyrenian

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cyrenian \Cy*re"ni*an\ (s?-r?"n?-an), a.
     Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Cyrenian \Cy*re"ni*an\, n.
     1. A native or inhabitant of Cyrene.
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     2. One of a school of philosophers, established at Cyrene by
        Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. Their doctrines were
        nearly the same as those of the Epicureans.
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