Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
levi-strauss is a noun meaning "French cultural anthropologist who promoted structural analysis of social systems (born in 1908)". It carries one recorded sense.
French cultural anthropologist who promoted structural analysis of social systems (born in 1908)
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