Phaedo*: Meaning and Definition of

Phae•do

Pronunciation: (fē'dō), [key]
— n.
  1. a philosophical dialogue (4th centuryb.c. ) by Plato, purporting to describe the death of Socrates, dealing with the immortality of the soul, and setting forth the theory of Ideas.
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