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Hyle vs Hyke - What's the difference?

hyle | hyke |

As nouns the difference between hyle and hyke

is that hyle is (obsolete|philosophy) matter while hyke is .

hyle

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete) hile, hyla; ylem

Noun

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  • (obsolete, philosophy) matter
  • The first matter of the cosmos, from which the four elements arose, according to the doctrines of Empedocles and Aristotle.

    • References

    * : The Oxford English Dictionary , second edition, Oxford University Press, 1989 ----

    hyke

    English

    Noun

    Wide mantle Arab Referred to in 'Mission of Discovery: Andrew Bonar and R. M. McCheyne Christian Focus Publications 1996 p.87' (en noun)
    • (Webster 1913)