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PRAXITELES
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
Ancient Greek
OTHER SCRIPTS:
Πραξιτελης
(Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Means "action towards an aim", derived from Greek
πραξις
(praxis)
"action, exercise" combined with
τελος
(telos)
"aim, goal". This was the name of a 4th-century BC sculptor from Athens.
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