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ZELLIG HARRIS
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• ZELLIG HARRIS (noun)
The noun ZELLIG HARRIS has 1 sense:
1. United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)
Familiarity information: ZELLIG HARRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Harris; Zellig Harris; Zellig Sabbatai Harris
Instance hypernyms:
linguist; polyglot (a person who speaks more than one language)
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"With a soft tongue you can even pull a snake out of its nest." (Armenian proverb)
"Every little pot has a fitting lid." (Dutch proverb)