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FERDINAND DE SAUSSURE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)
Synonyms:
de Saussure; Ferdinand de Saussure; Saussure
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Instance hypernyms:
linguist; linguistic scientist (a specialist in linguistics)