comte

[ kawnt ]

/ kɔ̃t /

count².

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Comte

[ kawnt; French kawnt ]

/ kɔ̃t; French kɔ̃t /

(I·si·dore) Au·guste (Ma·rie Fran·çois)

[ee-zee-dawr oh-gyst ma-ree frahn-swa] /i ziˈdɔr oʊˈgüst maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa/,1798–1857, French founder of the philosophical system of positivism.

A quarrel followed, in which Comte was so violent that Saint-Simon had to put the youth out of his house.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 |Elbert Hubbard
“We are allowed to criticise, I believe,” remarked the Comte de C. after a pause which followed these remarks.

Secrets of the Sword |Csar Lecat de Bazancourt
The Comte de Serizy, before his death, obtained for him the collectorship at Pontoise.

A Start in Life |Honore de Balzac
She wrote a little piece which Comte rated so preposterously Madame de Vaux.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 |Various

As you have learned to draw, he said to the Comte de Paris, you can finish this for yourself.

Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer |Jean Henri Robert-Houdin

Comte

/ (French kɔ̃t) /

(Isidore) Auguste (Marie François) (oɡyst). 1798–1857, French mathematician and philosopher; the founder of positivism

Comtism (ˈkɔːnˌtɪzəm), noun Comtist or Comtian, adjective, noun