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Montaignean

Montaignean adjective: of or relating to Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), philosopher of the French Renaissance who popularized the essay as a literary genre.

Adjective

Montaignean (comparative more Montaignean, superlative most Montaignean)

  1. Of or relating to Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), philosopher of the French Renaissance who popularized the essay as a literary genre.

Forms of Montaignean

comparativemore Montaignean
superlativemost Montaignean

Questions about Montaignean

What does Montaignean mean?
Montaignean means of or relating to Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), philosopher of the French Renaissance who popularized the essay as a literary genre.
What part of speech is Montaignean?
Montaignean is an adjective.

Words near Montaignean in the dictionary

  1. Montague
  2. Montague County
  3. Montague grammar
  4. Montagues
  5. Montaigne
  6. Montaignean
  7. Montaignesque
  8. Montaignian
  9. Montaillou
  10. montainous
  11. Montalban

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