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Definition of sartre
sartre
/ˈsɑːr.trə/
Sar · tre
Adjective:Sartrean
sartre Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
12
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
Syllables
2
• noun
1
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980), an influential French philosopher, playwright, novelist, and political activist who was a leading figure in 20th-century existentialism and phenomenology.
Example
"In our modern philosophy seminar, we spent three weeks analyzing the existentialist writings of Sartre."
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sartre. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sartre