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peripatetic
per·i·pa·tet·ic
[
pèrrəpə téttik
]
adjective
Definition:
going from place to place:
traveling from place to place, especially working in several establishments and traveling between them
noun
(
plural
per·i·pa·tet·ics
)
Definition:
peripatetic worker:
a peripatetic worker, especially a teacher who travels between schools
[
Early 17th century. Via French or Latin< Greek
peripatētikos
<
peripatein
"walk around" <
patein
"to walk"
]
per·i·pa·tet·i·cal·ly
adverb
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per·i·pa·tet·i·cal·ly adverb
