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Piaget

American  
[pee-uh-zhey, py-ah-, pya-zhe] / ˌpi əˈʒeɪ, ˌpy ɑ-, pyaˈʒɛ /

noun

  1. Jean 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.


Piaget British  
/ pjaʒɛ /

noun

  1. Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist, noted for his work on the development of the cognitive functions in children

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Somehow, Piaget has squeezed those into the new watch’s 41.5-millimeter blue cobalt alloy case without fattening it up.

From New York Times

Problems on the “society” portion of the exam challenged them to decipher three-dimensional hypothetical analyses of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.

From New York Times

When Piaget introduced a line of watches advertised as a “daring departure,” the company made Fosbury its spokesperson.

From Seattle Times

She imagined herself as the canine-behavior equivalent of the Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, who used his own children as subjects in formulating his theories of developmental psychology.

From New York Times

"Can I try on the watch?" he asked, referring to a diamond-studded, $200,000 Piaget timepiece one of the princes was wearing.

From Salon