Montaigne

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Definitions

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  1. 1
    A surname from French, equivalent to English Mountain. countable
  2. 2
    Michel de Montaigne, a French philosopher countable, uncountable

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michel eyquem montaigne

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"Montaigne was raised to the Archbishopric of York."

Etymology

From French Montaigne.

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