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ROMAN JAKOBSON
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• ROMAN JAKOBSON (noun)
The noun ROMAN JAKOBSON has 1 sense:
1. United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
Familiarity information: ROMAN JAKOBSON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Jakobson; Roman Jakobson; Roman Osipovich Jakobson
Instance hypernyms:
linguist; linguistic scientist (a specialist in linguistics)
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