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Whorfian hypothesis

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Main Entry: Whorf·ian hypothesis
Pronunciation: \ˈwr-fē-ən-, ˈhwr-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Benjamin Lee Whorf †1941 American anthropologist
Date: 1954

: a theory in linguistics: one's language determines one's conception of the world


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