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Montaignian

Montaignian adjective: of or relating to Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), influential writer of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.

Adjective

Montaignian (comparative more Montaignian, superlative most Montaignian)

  1. Of or relating to Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), influential writer of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.

Forms of Montaignian

comparativemore Montaignian
superlativemost Montaignian

Origin of Montaignian

From Montaigne + -ian.

Questions about Montaignian

What does Montaignian mean?
Montaignian means of or relating to Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), influential writer of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.
What part of speech is Montaignian?
Montaignian is an adjective.

Words near Montaignian in the dictionary

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

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