| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Mencius |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Men·ci·us |
| PRONUNCIATION: | m n sh - s |
| DATES: | Fourth century b.c. |
| VARIANTS: | Originally Meng·zi (m ng dz ) |
| Chinese Confucian philosopher who taught that people are innately good and that one's nature can be enhanced or perverted by one's environment.
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