Cassirer

American  

[kah-seer-er, kuh-] / kɑˈsɪər ər, kə- /

noun

1. Ernst 1874–1945, German philosopher.

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Cassirer British  

/ kaˈsiːrər /

noun

1. Ernst (ɛrnst). 1874–1945, German neo-Kantian philosopher. The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms (1923–29) analyses the symbols that underlie all manifestations, including myths and language, of human culture

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Example Sentences

In the decades that followed, Lilly’s grandson Claude Cassirer — who had also survived the Holocaust — moved with his family to San Diego.

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With a new law in place, lawyers for David Cassirer, the couple’s son, appealed to the Supreme Court and urged the justices to vacate, or set aside, the 9th Circuit’s latest ruling.

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“This new law is essential for truth, history, and justice, for the Cassirer family, and future cases as well,” Dubbin said.

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Gabriel said it was “appalling” to him that Spain’s government won’t voluntarily return the painting to Cassirer.

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David Cassirer, 69, the lead plaintiff in the case and Lilly Cassirer’s great-grandson, deferred comment to his family’s longtime attorney, Sam Dubbin, who told The Times they were “surprised and disappointed by the decision.”

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