"Descartes" meaning in French

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Proper name

IPA: /de.kaʁt/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Descartes.wav [Paris, France]
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  1. Descartes: a surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Descartes-fr-name-EM3uz~OV Categories (other): French surnames
  2. (masculine) Descartes, René Descartes: a French philosopher and mathematician, who lived from 1596 to 1650. Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Related terms: cartésien, carte, Carte, Cartes, des
    Sense id: en-Descartes-fr-name-DJkdVy19 Categories (other): Individuals, Philosophers, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with etymology trees, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 37 8 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 37 8 35 Disambiguation of French entries with etymology trees: 6 94 Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 6 94 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 22 78
     
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