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BARON KARL WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT

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BARON KARL WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT (noun)
  The noun BARON KARL WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT has 1 sense:

1. German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)play

  Familiarity information: BARON KARL WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT used as a noun is very rare.


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BARON KARL WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt; Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt; Humboldt

Instance hypernyms:

philologist; philologue (a humanist specializing in classical scholarship)


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