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THORSTEIN BUNDE VEBLEN
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• THORSTEIN BUNDE VEBLEN (noun)
The noun THORSTEIN BUNDE VEBLEN has 1 sense:
1. United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929)
Familiarity information: THORSTEIN BUNDE VEBLEN used as a noun is very rare.
• THORSTEIN BUNDE VEBLEN (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Thorstein Bunde Veblen; Thorstein Veblen; Veblen
Instance hypernyms:
economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)
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