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Noun roman jakobson has 1 sense
  1. Jakobson, Roman Jakobson, Roman Osipovich Jakobson - United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
    --1 is a kind of linguist, linguistic scientist

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Roman Jakobson

Noun:

A Russian linguist, literary critic, and semiotician, Roman Jakobson (1896-1982) was one of the most prominent figures in 20th-century linguistics. He co-founded the Moscow Linguistic Circle and played a significant role in the development of structural linguistics and phonology.

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As a leading figure in linguistics, Roman Jakobson's groundbreaking theories greatly influenced the field.

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