saussure

What does saussure mean?

saussure means "Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)".

How many syllables are in saussure?

saussure has 2 syllables and divides as saus-sure under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for saussure?

Close synonyms include de Saussure, Ferdinand de Saussure. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is saussure a common word?

saussure is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for saussure come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.