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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a presocratic Greek philosopher born in Italy; held the metaphysical view that being is the basic substance and ultimate reality of which all things are composed; said that motion and change are sensory illusions (5th century BC); 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Parmenides
    n 1: a presocratic Greek philosopher born in Italy; held the
         metaphysical view that being is the basic substance and
         ultimate reality of which all things are composed; said
         that motion and change are sensory illusions (5th century
         BC)