Descartes

See also: descartes and descartés

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Etymology

French Descartes

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /deɪˈkɑːt/
  • Rhymes: (UK) -ɑːt

Proper noun

Descartes (countable and uncountable, plural Descarteses)

  1. A surname from French
  2. René Descartes: A French philosopher and mathematician, who lived from 1596 to 1650.

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French

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /de.kaʁt/
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Proper noun

Descartes m or f by sense

  1. Descartes: a surname
  2. Descartes (“René Descartes”): A French philosopher and mathematician, who lived from 1596 to 1650.

Descendants
  • English: Descartes

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