Di‧o‧ge‧nes /daɪˈɒdʒəniːz, daɪˈɒdʒɪniːz $ -ˈɑː-/
also called Diogenes the Cynic(?412-?323 BC); an ancient Greek philosopher who said that the simple life was the best life and who, according to ancient stories, lived in a barrel (=a round wooden container for liquids)

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