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Averroës

Syllabification: (A·ver·ro·ës)
Definition of Averroës
  • (circa 1126–98), Islamic philosopher, judge, and physician, born in Spain; Arabic name ibn-Rushd. His highly influential commentaries on Aristotle sought to reconcile the Greek philosophical tradition with the Arabic.

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