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FERDINAND DE SAUSSURE
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• FERDINAND DE SAUSSURE (noun)
The noun FERDINAND 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: FERDINAND DE SAUSSURE used as a noun is very rare.
• FERDINAND DE SAUSSURE (noun)
Sense 1
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; linguistic scientist (a specialist in linguistics)
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