Montaigne
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- proper noun
- /mɒnˈteɪn/
- Michel de Montaigne is often credited with the development of the modern essay format.
- Montaigne's Essays
- Montaigne's conception
- Montaigne's skepticism
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Watch on YouTubeMoving on to early modern philosophers, Miguel de Montaigne has a single word answer doubt.
- Moving on to early modern philosophers, Miguel de Montaigne has a single word answer doubt.
Examples
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In all these fundamental assumptions, Montaigne was at one with the men of his age.
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By liberating us from the fear of death, Montaigne liberates us to live.
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- Well, Mr. Montaigne, so glad you could join us.
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- This is a great start, Montaigne.
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Mr. Montaigne, the dean will see you now.
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Madam Montaigne, would you care to join me?
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The French essayist, Michel de Montaigne, once said...
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Between these passages and in later additions to the Essays, Montaigne often returns to the same theme.
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By recording his own self-explorations, Montaigne encourages readers to enjoy the wonders of self-exploration themselves.
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Navarre's virtues of daring and determination were exactly complementary to Montaigne's virtues of caution and speculative foresight.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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French writer from the 1500s who began the modern essay
Surface Forms
Etymology
Montaigne comes from a French place name that includes mont meaning 'mountain', so it originally named a family who lived by a hill. The name became famous with Michel de Montaigne, and today Montaigne usually refers to the French writer who helped start the modern essay.