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DE SAUSSURE

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DE SAUSSURE (noun)
  The noun DE SAUSSURE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DE SAUSSURE used as a noun is very rare.


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DE SAUSSURE (noun)


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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

de Saussure; Ferdinand de Saussure; Saussure

Instance hypernyms:

linguist; polyglot (a person who speaks more than one language)


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