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Com⋅ti⋅an

  [kom-tee-uhn, kawn-]
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–adjective
1. Also, Com⋅te⋅an. of or pertaining to the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
–noun
2. a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
Origin:
1850–55; A. Comte + -ian
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Comte   (kôɴt)   
French philosopher known as the founder of positivism. He also established sociology as a systematic study.
Com'ti·an (kôɴ'tē-ən, kŏm'-) adj.
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