SAUSSURE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)

Synonyms:

de Saussure; Ferdinand de Saussure; Saussure

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

linguist; linguistic scientist (a specialist in linguistics)

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