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Saussure

UK/səʊˈsjʊə/US/soʊˈsjʊɹ/

Saussure proper noun: a surname from French.

Proper noun

Saussure

  1. A surname from French.

Origin of Saussure

From the French surname of Norman origin, from Saussay, Eure-et-Loir, in France. This placename is from Medieval Latin Salcetum, from earlier Salictum, from earlier Salcidum, a suffixed form of Latin salix (“willow”), common in placenames.

Words formed from Saussure

Questions about Saussure

What does Saussure mean?
Saussure means a surname from French.
What part of speech is Saussure?
Saussure is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Saussure?
Saussure is pronounced /səʊˈsjʊə/ (UK).

Words near Saussure in the dictionary

  1. Sausers
  2. sausinger
  3. sausingers
  4. sauso
  5. sausos
  6. Saussure
  7. saussurea
  8. Saussurean
  9. Saussurian
  10. saussurine
  11. saussurite

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