ROUSSEAU

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques Rousseau

(noun) French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)

Rousseau, Henri Rousseau, Le Douanier Rousseau

(noun) French primitive painter (1844-1910)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Rousseau

A surname.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Swiss philosopher.

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HYPERICISM

(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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