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CHOMSKY
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• CHOMSKY (noun)
The noun CHOMSKY has 1 sense:
1. United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)
Familiarity information: CHOMSKY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
A. Noam Chomsky; Chomsky; Noam Chomsky
Instance hypernyms:
linguist; linguistic scientist (a specialist in linguistics)
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