Chomskyan

adjective

Chom·skyan

variants or less commonly Chomskian

ˈchäm(p)skēən

-ȯm-,

-kyən

: of, relating to, based on, or being the linguistic theories of Noam Chomsky

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Avram Noam Chomsky, born 1928 American linguist + English -an

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Chomsky

biographical name

Chom·sky ˈchäm(p)-skē

(Avram) Noam 1928– American linguist

Chomskyan adjective

or less commonly Chomskian

ˈchäm(p)-skē-ən

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