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Noun: Roman Osipovich Jakobson
  1. United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
    - Jakobson, Roman Jakobson

Type of: linguist, linguistic scientist

Encyclopedia: Roman Osipovich Jakobson