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Meaning of Foucault | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A surname from French.
countable, uncountable
Michel Foucault
countable, uncountable
Jean Bernard Léon Foucault, French physicist (1819–1868)
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français Foucault

Examples

“1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 5 (Totem Books, Icon Books; →ISBN There are many “Foucaults” — whether they are all texts, or features in a network of institutional power, a régime of truth and knowledge, or the discourse of the author and his works.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Foucault current Foucault pendulum Foucault's pendulum Fouch Fouche foucherite