Descartes

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Descartes

/deɪˈkɑːt/ UK
/deɪˈkɑɹt/ Canada, US
/dæɪˈkɐːt/ Australia, New Zealand

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proper noun Descarteses

countable, uncountable A surname from French
countable, singular, uncountable René Descartes: a French philosopher and mathematician, who lived from 1596 to 1650.

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name French philosopher and mathematician

한국어	데카르트 Dekareuteu
日本語	デカルト Dekaruto
中文	笛卡爾 /笛卡尔 Díkǎ'ěr, 笛卡兒 /笛卡儿 Díkǎ'ér
हिन्दी	देकार्त dekārt
Français	Descartes
Italiano	Cartesio
Ελληνικά	Καρτέσιος Kartésios
Русский	Дека́рт Dekárt
Tiếng Việt	Đề-các
العربية	دِيكَارْت Dīkārt

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@misc{descartes_2026,
  title = {Descartes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/descartes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}