proper nounĂnaxarchusANAXARCHVS☆ KeepMeaninga philosopher of AbderaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ANAXARCHUSLEWIS & SHORTANAXARCHUSĂnaxarchus, i, m., = Ἀνάξαρχος, I. a philosopher of Abdera, and follower of the philosophy of Democritus, Val. Max. 3, 3, n. 4; Ov. Ib. 573.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyAnaxarchusAnaxarchus (Ἀναξάρχος), a philosopher of Abdera, of the school of Democritus, flourished about 340 B. C. and onwards. (D. L. 9.58, p. 667, Steph.) He …