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Sapir

Noun

1. Sapir - A surname of Hebrew origin.
   Example sentence: My friend's last name is Sapir.

Proper Noun

1. Sapir - Edward Sapir, an American anthropologist, linguist, and philosopher.
   Example sentence: Sapir made significant contributions to the field of linguistics.
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Adjective

1. Sapir - Relating to the linguistic work of Edward Sapir.
   Example sentence: We discussed the Sapir classification of Native American languages.
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2. Sapir - Describing something characteristic of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggesting that language shapes thought.
   Example sentence: The concept of linguistic relativity is a Sapir idea.