Rousseau

[ roo-soh; French roo-soh ]

/ ruˈsoʊ; French ruˈsoʊ /

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noun

Hen·ri

[ahn-ree], /ɑ̃ˈri/, "Le Douanier", 1844–1910, French painter.

Jean Jacques

[zhahnzhahk], /ʒɑ̃ ʒɑk/, 1712–78, French philosopher, author, and social reformer; born in Switzerland.

(Pierre É·tienne) Thé·o·dore

[pyerey-tyente-aw-dawr], /pyɛr eɪˈtyɛn tɛ ɔˈdɔr/, 1812–67, French painter.

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How to use Rousseau in a sentence

The father, Jean Paul Kruse, was later charged with rape and sexual abuse.
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I had a chance to work with Jean-François Richet, who directed Mesrine.
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Major General Jean Kahwaji of the Lebanese armed forces recently declared an “open-ended war” with the militants.
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There are also essays on Jean Rys, Sylvia Plath, the Brontës, and Henry Roth.
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Gabriella Therese Marie and Jacques Honore Rainier were born just after 5pm local time, the statement said.
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Aristide washed and powdered Jean himself, the landlord lounging by, pipe in mouth, administering suggestions.
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Last night I saw Jean Baptiste lying prone upon the floor, and knew that she had beaten him down to it, and he had not resisted.
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He had not estimated that if Jean Baptiste sought his wife secretly, it must have been because he wished to avoid him.
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Jean grinned and dribbled self-consciously, and showed his two little teeth to the proudest father in the world.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The night passed amid various excursions on the part of Aristide and alarms on the part of Jean.
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British Dictionary definitions for Rousseau

Rousseau

/ (French ruso) /

noun

Henri (ɑ̃ri), known as le Douanier . 1844–1910, French painter, who created bold dreamlike pictures, often of exotic landscapes in a naive style. Among his works are Sleeping Gypsy (1897) and Jungle with a Lion (1904–06). He also worked as a customs official

Jean Jacques (ʒɑ̃ ʒak). 1712–78, French philosopher and writer, born in Switzerland, who strongly influenced the theories of the French Revolution and the romantics. Many of his ideas spring from his belief in the natural goodness of man, whom he felt was warped by society. His works include Du contrat social (1762), Émile (1762), and his Confessions (1782)

Théodore (teɔdɔr). 1812–67, French landscape painter: leader of the Barbizon school

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