wiener

[ wee-ner ]
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Origin of wiener

1
1865–70, Americanism;<German, short for Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage
  • Also wie·ner·wurst [wee-ner-wurst, -woorst]. /ˈwi nərˌwɜrst, -ˌwʊərst/.

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Other definitions for Wiener (2 of 2)

Wiener
[ wee-ner ]

noun
  1. Norbert, 1894–1964, U.S. mathematician: pioneer in cybernetics.

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British Dictionary definitions for wiener (1 of 2)

wiener

wienerwurst (ˈwiːnəˌwɜːst)

/ (ˈwiːnə) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian a kind of smoked beef or pork sausage, similar to a frankfurter: Also called: wienie, weenie (ˈwiːnɪ)

Origin of wiener

1
C20: shortened from German Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage

British Dictionary definitions for Wiener (2 of 2)

Wiener

/ (ˈwiːnə) /


noun
  1. Norbert (ˈnɔːbət). 1894–1964, US mathematician, who developed the concept of cybernetics

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