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HUMBOLDT

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HUMBOLDT (noun)
  The noun HUMBOLDT has 2 senses:

1. German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)play

2. German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)play

  Familiarity information: HUMBOLDT used as a noun is rare.


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HUMBOLDT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt; Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt; Humboldt

Instance hypernyms:

philologist; philologue (a humanist specializing in classical scholarship)


Sense 2

Meaning:

German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Baron Alexander von Humboldt; Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt; Humboldt

Instance hypernyms:

natural scientist; naturalist (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))


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