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JEAN-PAUL SARTRE
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• JEAN-PAUL SARTRE (noun)
The noun JEAN-PAUL SARTRE has 1 sense:
1. French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)
Familiarity information: JEAN-PAUL SARTRE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Jean-Paul Sartre; Sartre
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
existential philosopher; existentialist; existentialist philosopher (a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable)
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