Whorfian hypothesis

[ hwawr-fee-uh n, hwohr-, wawr-, wohr- ]

/ ˈʰwɔr fi ən, ˈʰwoʊr-, ˈwɔr-, ˈwoʊr- /

noun

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

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Origin of Whorfian hypothesis

First recorded in 1960–65; Whorf + -ian

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