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RASK
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• RASK (noun)
The noun RASK has 1 sense:
1. Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832)
Familiarity information: RASK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Rask; Rasmus Christian Rask
Instance hypernyms:
philologist; philologue (a humanist specializing in classical scholarship)
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