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BRINTON
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• BRINTON (noun)
The noun BRINTON has 1 sense:
1. United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899)
Familiarity information: BRINTON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Brinton; Daniel Garrison Brinton
Instance hypernyms:
anthropologist (a social scientist who specializes in anthropology)
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