Ferdinand de Saussure

Definitions of Ferdinand de Saussure
  1. noun
    Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)
    synonyms: Saussure, de Saussure
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    linguist, linguistic scientist
    a specialist in linguistics
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