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Peripatetic: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Peripatetic adjective. Travelling from place to place, or working in several places in turn.
How to say it
per-ih-puh-TET-ik/ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk/
5 syllables, stressed on the fourth (TET).
Peripatetic in a sentence
As a peripatetic music teacher, she visits six schools a week.
His peripatetic childhood meant eleven schools in four countries.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- itinerant
- roving
- wandering
- nomadic
Opposite:
- settled
- stationary
Where peripatetic comes from
From Greek peripatētikos, walking about; Aristotle taught while strolling.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
His _____ childhood meant eleven schools in four countries.
- sequestered
- secluded
- peripatetic
Show the answer
peripatetic: His peripatetic childhood meant eleven schools in four countries.