Mon‧taigne, Mi‧chel Ey‧quem de /mɒnˈteɪn $ mɑːn-, miːˈʃel iːˈkem də/
(1533–92) a French writer of
essays (=short pieces of writing giving someone's ideas on particular subjects) who influenced many writers with his informal but careful way of writing
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