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Rousseau
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A surname, most famously belonging to Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), the Genevan philosopher whose ideas shaped Enlightenment political thought.
"Rousseau argued that people are born free but are everywhere in chains."
How to Use Rousseau
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBest known today as the name of the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Word Forms
Rousseaus plural
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Etymology
Originally a French nickname for a red-haired person, from roux ("redhead"). A doublet of the surname Russell.