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| Sto·ic [ stṓ ik ] (plural Sto·ics) |
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ancient philosophy: a member of an ancient Greek school of philosophy that asserted that happiness can only be achieved by accepting life's ups and downs as the products of unalterable destiny. The school was founded around 308 bc by Zeno.
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| [14th century. < Latin Stoicus< Greek stoa "porch," referring to the Painted Porch in Athens, where Zeno taught] |
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 Sto·ic adjective |
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