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Saus•sur•e•an
(sō sŏŏr′ē ən, -syŏŏr′-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Linguisticspertaining to or characteristic of the theories of Ferdinand de Saussure, esp. the view that a language consists of a network of interrelated elements in contrast.
- Saussure + -ean