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VEBLEN
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• VEBLEN (noun)
The noun VEBLEN has 2 senses:
1. United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929)
2. United States mathematician (1880-1960)
Familiarity information: VEBLEN used as a noun is rare.
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States mathematician (1880-1960)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Oswald Veblen; Veblen
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
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