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Noun chomsky has 1 sense
  1. Chomsky, Noam Chomsky, A. Noam Chomsky - United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)
    --1 is a kind of linguist, linguistic scientist

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Chomsky

Definition:

noun

1. Noam Chomsky, a prominent American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and political activist.

2. A reference to Noam Chomsky's theories on language acquisition and generative grammar.

Sample Sentences:

noun

  1. I attended a lecture by Chomsky last night on the role of language in society.
  2. Chomsky's work has greatly influenced the field of linguistics.

adjective

  1. She presented a chomsky analysis of the syntax in the novel.
  2. The students held a discussion about chomskyan linguistics.

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