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Whorfian hypothesis

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[hwawr-fee-uhn, hwohr-, wawr-, wohr-] / ˈʰwɔr fi ən, ˈʰwoʊr-, ˈwɔr-, ˈwoʊr- /

noun

  1. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Etymology

Origin of Whorfian hypothesis

First recorded in 1960–65; Whorf + -ian

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