Meanings
nounapeiron (uncountable)
- uncountableA kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀπείρων
- Englishapeiron
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπείρων (apeírōn).
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APA
apeiron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apeiron
MLA
“apeiron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apeiron. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apeiron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apeiron.
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