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Montaigne

American  
[mon-teyn, mawn-ten-yuh] / mɒnˈteɪn, mɔ̃ˈtɛn jə /

noun

  1. Michel Eyquem Seigneur de, 1533–92, French essayist.


Montaigne British  
/ mɔ̃tɛɲ /

noun

  1. Michel Eyquem de (miʃɛl ikɛm də). 1533–92, French writer. His life's work, the Essays (begun in 1571), established the essay as a literary genre and record the evolution of his moral ideas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Montaigne “has seen too much of gentlemen in the long robe, until he wishes for cannibals,” he suggests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

"There is a real glass ceiling in large cities," added Blanche Leridon, director of French studies at the Paris-based Institut Montaigne.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Featuring thousands of miniature bags, dresses, perfume bottles and more, the Colorama installation reminded me of being on Avenue Montaigne during fashion week.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

The Paris prosecutor’s office overseeing the investigation gave the robbery location as Avenue Montaigne, where Harry Winston has its dazzling, by-appointment store, but wouldn’t confirm that the jeweler was the target.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

Montaigne called these various branches of knowledge ‘sciences’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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