comte

[ kawnt ]

noun,plural comtes [kawnt]. /kɔ̃t/. French.

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Comte
[ kawnt; French kawnt ]

noun
  1. (I·si·dore) Au·guste (Ma·rie Fran·çois) [ee-zee-dawroh-gystma-reefrahn-swa], /i ziˈdɔr oʊˈgüst maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa/, 1798–1857, French founder of the philosophical system of positivism.

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British Dictionary definitions for Comte

Comte

/ (French kɔ̃t) /


noun
  1. (Isidore) Auguste (Marie François) (oɡyst). 1798–1857, French mathematician and philosopher; the founder of positivism

Derived forms of Comte

  • Comtism (ˈkɔːnˌtɪzəm), noun
  • Comtist or Comtian, adjective, noun

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