DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
descartes
/deɪ'kɑrt/ · deɪkɑrt
Descartes has 2 syllables: des · cartes.
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noun. French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650).
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