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Sapirian

Sapirian adjective: relating to Edward Sapir (1884–1939), influential American anthropologist-linguist.

Adjective

Sapirian (comparative more Sapirian, superlative most Sapirian)

  1. Relating to Edward Sapir (1884–1939), influential American anthropologist-linguist.

Forms of Sapirian

comparativemore Sapirian
superlativemost Sapirian

Origin of Sapirian

From Sapir + -ian.

Questions about Sapirian

What does Sapirian mean?
Sapirian means relating to Edward Sapir (1884–1939), influential American anthropologist-linguist.
What part of speech is Sapirian?
Sapirian is an adjective.

Words near Sapirian in the dictionary

  1. sapiosexual
  2. sapiosexuality
  3. sapiosexuals
  4. Sapir
  5. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
  6. Sapirian
  7. Sapirman
  8. Sapirmans
  9. Sapirs
  10. sapiutan
  11. Sapkota

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