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THORSTEIN VEBLEN

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Overview

THORSTEIN VEBLEN (noun)
  The noun THORSTEIN VEBLEN has 1 sense:

1. United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929)play

  Familiarity information: THORSTEIN VEBLEN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


THORSTEIN VEBLEN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Thorstein Bunde Veblen; Thorstein Veblen; Veblen

Instance hypernyms:

economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)


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