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Sapir

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Sapir (biographical name)
  2. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (noun)

Sa·pir

biographical name \sə-ˈpir\

Definition of SAPIR

Edward 1884–1939 Am. (Pol.-born) anthropol. & linguist

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