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Foucault

Foucault proper noun: michel Foucault.

Proper noun

Foucault (countable and uncountable, plural Foucaults)

  1. Michel Foucault
    • There are many “Foucaults” — whether they are all texts, or features in a network of institutional power, a régime of truth and knowledge, or the discourse of the author and his works.1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 5 (Totem Books, Icon Books; →ISBN)
  2. Jean Bernard Léon Foucault, French physicist (1819–1868)

Forms of Foucault

pluralFoucaults

Origin of Foucault

Borrowed from French Foucault.

Words formed from Foucault

Phrases with Foucault

Questions about Foucault

What does Foucault mean?
Foucault means michel Foucault.
What part of speech is Foucault?
Foucault is a proper noun.

Words near Foucault in the dictionary

  1. Foucauldean
  2. Foucauldeans
  3. Foucauldian
  4. Foucauldianism
  5. Foucauldians
  6. Foucault
  7. Foucault current
  8. Foucault currents
  9. Foucault pendulum
  10. Foucault pendulums
  11. Foucault's pendulum

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