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VEBLEN

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Overview

VEBLEN (noun)
  The noun VEBLEN has 2 senses:

1. United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929)play

2. United States mathematician (1880-1960)play

  Familiarity information: VEBLEN used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


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)


Sense 2

Meaning:

United States mathematician (1880-1960)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Oswald Veblen; Veblen

Instance hypernyms:

mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)


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