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ROMAN JAKOBSON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
Synonyms:
Jakobson; Roman Jakobson; Roman Osipovich Jakobson
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Instance hypernyms:
linguist; linguistic scientist (a specialist in linguistics)