Saussure
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Saussurean adjective
Example Sentences
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Ferdinand de Saussure advanced a theory in which meaning was embedded within a linguistic structure but the meaning itself is expressed through multiple mechanisms.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
These initial summits – Saussure himself was the third person to ascend Mont Blanc, the following year – are widely considered to be the dawn of modern mountaineering.
From The Guardian • May 16, 2019
As early as 1787, Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, conducting earth sciences research, documented mountain sickness there.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2012
Despite this exact statement, de Saussure failed to connect large boulders found in the foreland of the mountains to the glaciers of the Alps.
From Scientific American • Jan. 4, 2011
Silene acaulis was the highest plant found by De Saussure on his travels in the Alps.
From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward
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