CEFR B2

averroist

noun

Meaning

averroist means any peripatetic philosopher belonging to a certain sect that appeared in Italy before the Renaissance. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses averroist to mean any peripatetic philosopher belonging to a certain sect that appeared in Italy....
The teacher asked students to find averroist in the reading.

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averroist (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses averroist to mean any peripatetic philosopher belonging to a certain sect that appeared in Italy....
The teacher asked students to find averroist in the reading.

How to Use averroist

a/the averroist (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a averroist."
averroist in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked averroist in context before translating it."

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