comte

¹

[ kawnt ]

noun

, French.

, plural comtes [kaw, n, t].

1. count ².

Comte

²

[ kawnt; French kawnt ]

noun

1. (I·si·dore) Au·guste (Ma·rie Fran·çois) [ee-zee-, dawr, oh-, gyst, m, a, -, ree, f, r, ah, n, -, swa], 1798–1857, French founder of the philosophical system of positivism.

Comte

/ kɔ̃t; ˈkɔːnˌtɪzəm /

noun

1. Comte(Isidore) Auguste17981857MFrenchSCIENCE: mathematicianPHILOSOPHY: philosopher ( Isidore ) Auguste ( Marie François ) (oɡyst). 1798–1857, French mathematician and philosopher; the founder of positivism

Derived Forms

• ˈComtist, adjectivenoun
• Comtism, noun

Example Sentences

Then there’s Comté, with its smoky, umami-rich notes that deepen as the cheese matures, revealing the rich flavors of the spring milk that form its foundations.

From Salon

There was also a course of cheeses - including French Comté and British Stichelton blue.

From BBC

Most of us have heard of the 18th-century taxonomist Carl Linnaeus and his systems of categorization; less familiar is his rival, the French mathematician and naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon.

From New York Times

The Library of Congress does note that a French military officer, the comte de Rochambeau, threw a ball celebrating Washington’s 50th birthday in 1782.

From Seattle Times

This was all toasted at a banquet - blue lobster to start - where even the cheeses had to be balanced with one British, Stilchelton, and one French, Comte.

From BBC