First Known Use: 1656
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Cartesian
adjective Car·te·sian \kär-ˈtē-zhən\
Definition of CARTESIAN
: of or relating to René Descartes or his philosophy
— Cartesian noun
— Car·te·sian·ism \-zhə-ˌni-zəm\ noun
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Origin of CARTESIAN
New Latin cartesianus, from Cartesius Descartes
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