Hayakawa
Americannoun
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S(amuel) I(chiye) 1906–92, U.S. semanticist, educator, and politician, born in Canada: senator 1977–83.
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Sessue 1889–1973, Japanese film actor.
Example Sentences
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We were Hayakawa’s Babelish prediction personified.
From Los Angeles Times
Our growing embrace of English — one part classroom instruction but mostly marathon Saturday morning cartoon sessions for the kids and Charles Bronson movies for my parents — wasn’t the only thing Hayakawa and his crew were wrong about.
From Los Angeles Times
In 1983, Tanton and Hayakawa — born in Canada to Japanese immigrants — formed U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
Hayakawa, a Republican, was elected to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
"Toothed whales have undergone significant degenerations and adaptations to their aquatic lifestyle," said Hayate Takeuchi, a PhD student at Hokkaido University's Hayakawa Lab and first author of the study.
From Science Daily
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